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PRACTICAL 

SPELLING-BOOK 



WITH 



READING LESSONS. 



BY T. H. GALLAUDET,' 

AND 

HORACE HOOKER. 



HARTFORD: 

WILLIAM J. HAMERSLEY, PUBLISHER. 

BOSTON, PHILLIPS, SAMPSON & CO. NEW YORK, IVISON & PHINNEY. 
PHILADELPHIA, H. COWPERTHWAIT & CO. 

1857. 



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EwtEsbd according to Act of -Congress, in the year 1S40, by 
T. H. ©ALLAUDET 

ANt) 

HORACE HOOKER, 
, in Ihc pierk'a OfBce of tUg District Court of Connecticut. 



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Stereotyped hv 

RICHARD H. HOliSSi 

Hartford, Conh. 



V 






PREFACE. 



The prominent features of this work, together with the labor expended 
upon it, will appear from a simple statement of the manner in which the 
authors proceeded in its preparation. Taking a Dictionary containing 
between forty and fifty thousand words, they carefully examined each, to 
ascertain whether it was in common use, and simple in its orthography. If 
it was found to be so, it was put down in the class of easy words. If it con- 
"tained any difficulty deserving notice, the inquiry was made in what this 
consisted. These difficulties were classified as they occurred, and the words 
arranged accordingly. The few words which could hot be thus classed, 
were placed by themselves. The result was one great division of the words 
into the comparatively easy and hard, and the subdivision of the latter into 
their respective classes. The easy were arranged in lessons in the first part 
of the book, to prepare the way for the more difficult. This slow, inductive 
process led to the notice of some peculiar facts respecting the spelling of 
certain classes of words, which will be found in the questions appended to 
the lessons, — and which, it is thought, will furnish considerable aid in this 
very perplexing part of education. 

In thus attempting to cope with the many and singular anomalies in the 
orthography of our language, it has not been made a leading principle of 
classification to have the lessons composed of words of the same numbar of 
syllables, accented on the same syllable. Nor can this be done, if it is the 
true object of a Spelling-Book to meet the greatest difficulties in orthogra- 
phy, — which are found in words variously accented, and differing in the num- 
ber of syllables. For example, in words that end in ant and ent, as tenant, 
'prudent; in ar and ear, as pillar, banner ; and in numerous similar cases, the 
perplexity usually lies in its being difficult, on account of the obscure pro- 
nunciation of the unaccented syllables, to detect, by the ear merely, the proper 
letters to be used. In other words, — and our language abounds in them, — 
such as, boat note ; through, new ; humane, remain ; and similar ones, it 
arises from the same sounds being represented by different vowels, or com- 
binations of vowels. It is evident, therefore, that in both these cases, the 
classification of words according to accent and the number of syllables should 
hold a subordinate place. Still, in this work, the accentuation of every word 
is effectually provided for. 

A few words containing more than one considerable difficulty, have been 
placed, on that account, in two lessons. A few, also, concerning the 
orthography of which good writers still differ, have been inserted in two 
forms ; leaving it for the teacher to give a preference if he pleases. Pro- 
vision has also been made, in some cases, for diversity of pronunciation of 
nearly equal authority. 



IV PREFACE. 



The omission of obsolete, and, for the most part, of technical words ; of 
such as may be derived from primitives without any danger of mistake in the 
spelling ; of easy compounds ; and of others formed by the addition of the 
common prefixes and suffixes, has afforded room for a very copious collection 
of those words which the great mass of the people are in the habit of using, 
or which occur in their reading. 

The plan of classification, it is thought, will cultivate a methodical memory, 
and afford, in the various ways in which the lessons may be recited, peculiar 
advantages for keeping up the attention of the scholar, and for testing his 
accuracy. It furnishes, also, in connection with the questions appended to 
the lessons, a practical analysis of the principal anomalies in orthography, 
and, by a thorough exercise in them, impresses them more deeply on the 
mind. It has admitted the introduction of simple reading lessons in a very 
early part of the book, combining interest with moral instruction. These 
lessons, at first, consist of words which the scholar has previously learned to 
spell. Afterwards, as he makes progress, a few harder ones are introduced 
for the first time, and placed also at the head of the lessons, that they may 
receive particular attention. 

While the work is particularly designed for the use of common schools, 
it is believed that its general plan, together with the index, will make it 
eminently useful to the advanced classes in Academies and higher Semi- 
naries ; as their attention can thus be directed immediately to what is more 
intricate, passing over the comparatively easy words in the first part of the 
book, with which they are supposed to be already familiar. . 

That their work is free from all deficiency or error, the authors have not 
the presumption to claim ; and they will be thankful for any suggestions 
which may enable them, hereafter, to correct and improve it. 



OF LETTERS AND THEIR SOUNDS. 



In tlie English Alphabet there are twenty-six letters ; con- 
sisting of vowels and consonants. 

A vowel is a letter which can be fully sounded by itself. 

The vowels are, a, e, i, o, u ; and w and y when they do not 
begin a word or syllable. When w and y begin a word or syl- 
lable, they are consonants. 

A consonant is a letter which cannot be fully sounded with- 
out the help of a vowel. The consonants are b, c, d,f g, h,j, 
k, I, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, x, z ; and sometimes w and y. 

A diphthong is the union of two vowels in one syllable, 
uttered at the same time ; as oi in toil, ou in ground. 

A triphthong is the union of three vowels, uttered in like 
manner ; as iew in view. 

In a proper diphthong both the vowels are sounded. 

In an improper diphthong only one of the vowels is sounded ; 
as ea in neat, oa in boat. 

OF THE VOWELS. 

A has five sounds ; as in hate, hat, bar, ball, wad, 

E has three sounds ; as in here, pen, they. It, also, has a 
peculiar sound, as in her, jerk. 

I has four sounds ; as in mine, pin, fatigue, bird, 

O has four sounds ; as in globe, not, move, son. 

U has three sounds ; as in cube, nut, bush. 

Y, when a vowel, has two sounds ; as in type, hymn. 

W, when a vowel, sounds like u, as in few. 

Oi and oy sound as in point, boy; eu, ew, ieu, and iew, as u in 
cube. 

OF THE CONSONANTS. 

B has only one sound,, as in web, bid. 

C has two principal sounds. Before a, o, and u, it is hard 
like k, as in came, cob, cut. Before e, i, and y, it is soft like s, 
as in cell, cite, and cymbal. 

D has one principal sound, as in did. It sometimes sounds 
like t, at the end of words, as in mixed. 

F has only one sound, except in of where it sounds like v. 

G has two sounds ; one, as in gate, and the other as in gem. 



V\ OF WORDS. 



H denotes a strong breathing before the utterance of the 
succeeding vowel ; as in hate. It is silent after r, as in rhyme. 

J has one sound, ' as in jet, except .in hallelujah, where it 
sounds like y. 

K has but one sound, as m kite. Before n it is always silent. 

L has but one sound, as in let. 

M has but one sound, as in man. 

N has two sounds ; one pure, as in pen ; the other like ng, 
as in thank, pronounced thangk. It is silent at the end of a 
syllable, when preceded by I or m, as in kiln, hymn. 

P has but one sound, as in top. 

Q sounds like k, and is always followed by u sounded like w, 
as in quake, except when u is silent. 

R has a rough sound, as in rage ; and a smooth one as in card. 

S has two principal sounds ; one, as in sun ; the other like 
z, as in was. 

T has one principal sound, as in time. 

V has but one sound, as in vale, hive. 

W, when a consonant, has but one sound ? as in web. Before 
r it is always silent, as in wrote. Before h, w is usually pro- 
nounced as if following it, as in whip. 

X has two sounds ; like ks, as in box, and like gs, as in exist. 

Y, when a consonant, has but one sound, as in yoke. 

Z has one principal sound, as in haze, zone. 

Ch has three sounds ; as in chime, in ache, and in chaise. 

Gh, beginning a word, as in ghost, sounds like g as in gate. 
In the middle, or at the end of a word, it is sometimes silent, as 
in right, plough ; and sometimes has the sound of f, k, or g. . 

Ph is usually pronounced like f, as in phrase. 

Th has two sounds ; one as in thin ; the other as in the. 

Sc has the sound of sk before a, o, u, and r ; and of s before 
e, i, and y. 

OF WORDS, 
4-nd the Marks in this Book, which direct their Pronunciation. 

A monosyllable is a word of one syllable. 

A dissyllable is a word of two syllables. 

A trissyllable is a word of three syllables. 

A polysyllable is a word of four ox more syllables. 

Silent letters in this book are printed in Italics ; as in gnat, 
lim5. 

The long rowels are marked thus ; hate, here, mine, globe, 
cub*, rhyme. 



DIRECTIONS TO TEACHERS. Vll 



The short vowels are marked thus ; hat, pen, pin, not, nut, hymn. 

The figure 1 over a, denotes the sound of a, as in bar. 

The figure 2 denotes the sound of u, as in bush. 

The figure 3 denotes the sound of a, as in ball. 

The figure 4 denotes the sound of a, as in wad. 

The figure 5 over i denotes the sound of -u; as in bird. 

C, c, marked thus, C, c, has the sound of s, as in chaise. 
This mark is called a cedilla. 

Ch without this mark sounds as in chime, porch, except in 
Lesson 206, where it has the sound of k. 

The same mark under s, denotes that it sounds like;?; as in rose. 

A dot under the t, in th, denotes that th sounds as in the, thine. 

Th without this dot, is sounded as in thin, thistle. 

The accented syllables are marked thus ; la' dy, be long'. 

Where a mark is placed over a vowel, it denotes, also, that 
the vowels in the monosyllables, and in the accented syllables 
of the succeeding words, have the same sound until a different 
mark is used. 

The mark for accent over any word, denotes that the succeed- 
ing words, having an equal number of syllables, are accented 
on the same syllable until it is placed over a different one. 

The pronunciation of some words is given in a parenthesis 
connected with them ; as one (wun), and sometimes in a note. 

When two or more words are connected together by a brace, 
it denotes that they are spelt differently by good writers. 

In this work, unless otherwise designated, o« sounds as in bound; ow as in cow; ai 
and oy, accented, as a in hate ; and ea, as e in here. 



DIRECTIONS TO TEACHERS. 

The teacher should be careful to explain the marks used in 
this book, and see that the scholar is familiar with them. 

The words as far as Lesson 30, are arranged to be spelt 
across the page ; in that and all the subsequent lessons, they 
are arranged to be spelt in perpendicular columns. The 
teacher, in hearing the lessons, may occasionally vary this 
order to advantage. 

To test the accuracy of the scholar, let the teacher often put 
out Words from the different columns indiscriminately r es\iQQ,idl\y 
in those lessons where peculiar difficulties are contrasted with 
each other. For example ; in Lesson 76, let him give wit a word 
ending in o ; then, another in ow ; or in oe ; or in eau ; and so 
on, to any extent he may deem necessary. Thus, also, in Les- 



DIRECTIONS TO TEACHERS. 



son 135, and the three following, give out words ending in ant 
and ent from the different columns indiscriminately. 

Be careful in asking the questions at the end of the lessons, 
to see that they are thoroughly understood by the scholar. The 
questions on the more difficult lessons, may be deferred, if the 
teacher deems best, till a review of such lessons. 

Question the more advanced scholars on the heads of the 
difficult lessons. For example; in Lesson 76, let the teacher 
ask, in how many ways is the sound of o as in globe, lepresented 
in this lesson. If the scholar answers correctly, he will say, 
by o, oa, ow, ew, ough, eau, owe, and oe. 

In Lesson 100, ask what are the various terminations in this 
lesson. The answer should be, et, it, ute, ait, oat, ot, ut, and at. 

Another useful mode of hearing the more advanced scholars 
review the difficult lessons, is to call upon them, in turn, to men- 
tion words illustrating the difficulties. For example, in Lesson 
84, let the teacher say ; " Give me a word with a in it sounding 
as in hate — another with ea, having the same sound — another 
with ai — and another with ei. 

Where words of peculiar orthography in a lesson are few in 
number, let the advanced scholars be called upon to repeat them, 
or to write them from memory on the blackboard. For exam- 
ple, in Lesson 108, let them tell what words end in ad ; what, 
in od; and what, in ud. 

Where new and difficult words occur in the Reading Lessons, 
they are placed at the head of the lesson. The teacher should 
i see that the scholar is familiar with them before he proceeds to 
the reading lesson. 

When words of similar pronunciation, but differently spelt, oc- 
cur in the same lesson, the teacher should direct the scholar to 
find their various significations in the table beginning on page 147. 
The teacher, also, as he gives out these words, should be care- 
ful to mention their significations. As, for example, in Lesson 
76, will be found the words bow and beau ; dough and doe. 

The Alphabet, it will be seen, is divided into sections of four 
letters ; each section to be thoroughly learned before proceed- 
ing to the next. After thus learning the small letters, let the 
scholar proceed to the italic, the capital, and the double letters. 

The teacher is particularly requested, as the scholar advances 
in the lessons, to make him thoroughly acquainted with the rules 
for spelling on page 160; giving, and requiring him to give, ad- 
ditional illustrations. See additional remarks, page 163. 



1 






rHE PRACTICAL SPELLING-BOOK. 




9 


"j 


a 


b 


c 


THE ALPHABET. 


t 


a 




d 


A 


I q r s 




,, b 


d 


a 


c 


B 


r t q 


8 


R 




c 


a 


d 


b 


e 


| S q t 


r 


s 




d 


c 


b 


a 


D 


t a r 


q 


T 




e 


f 


g 


h 


E 


U V w 


X 


U 




f 


h 


e 


8 


F 


V X 11 


w 


V 




g 


e 


h 


f 


G W u x 


V 


w 




1 h 


8 


f 


e 


H 1 X w v 

I 


u 


X 




i 


J 


k 


1 


I 


y z & 




Y 




J 


1 


i 


k 


J 


Z & j 




Z 




k 


i 


1 


J 


K 


& Z J 




& 




1 


k 


J 


i 


L 


Italic. 








m 


n 


o 


P 


M 


abode 


/ 






..n 


P 


m 


o 


N 


g h i j k 


I 









m 


P 


n 


O 


m n o p q 
s t u v w 


r 






•' P 


o 


n 


m 


P 1 


V * 4 












Double Letters, and Diphthongs. 












fi 


ff fl ffi ffl w oe. 









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THE PRACTICAL 




i 






LESSON I 






ba 


be 


bi 


1)0 


bu 


by • 


da 


de 


di 


do 


du 


dy 


fa 


fe 


fi 


fo 


fu 


fy 


ha 


he 


hi 


ho 


hu 


hy 






LESSON IL 






sa 


se 


si 


so 


su 


s y 




ce 


ci 






cy 


la 


le 


li 


lo 


lu 


iy 


ma 


me 


mi 


mo 


mu 


my 






LESSON III. 






ka 


ke 


ki 


ko 


ku 


*y 


ca 






CO 


cu 




na 


ne 


ni 


no 


nu 


n y 


pa 


pe 


Pi 


po 


pu 


py 






LESSON IV. 






ja 


j e 


ji 


jo 


J u 


jy 




9 e 


9* 






gy 


ra 


re 


ri 


ro 


ru 


*y 


ta 


te 


ti 


to 


tu 


ty 






LESSON f. 






g a 






go 


gu 




va 


ve 


vi 


vo 


vu 


vy 


wa 


we 


wi 


wo 


wu 


wy 


za 


ze 


zi 


zo 


zu 


zy 






LESSON VI. 






qua 


que 


qui 


quo 




»< 


y a 


y e 


y\ 


y° 


* 




ca 


ce 


ci 


CO 


cu 


cy 


£ a 


ge 


gt 


go 


g u 


gy 


In ce, ci, cy, 


c sounds 


like s. 


In ge, gi, 


gy, g usually 


like j. 


In ca, co, cu 


, c sounds like k. 


In ga, go, 


gu, g sounds ', 


is in gate. 







SPELLING-BOOK. 




11 






LESSON VII. 






bla 


ble 


Mi bio 


blu 


bly 


cla 


cle 


cli elo 


clu 


cly 


fla 


lie 


fli flo 


flu 


fly 


gla 
pla 
sla 


gle 
pie 
sle 


gli glo 
pli plo 
sli slo 

LESSON VIIL 


glu 
plu 
slu 


ply 
- sly 


bra 


bre 


bri bro 


bru 


bry 


era 


ere 


cri cro 


cru 


cry 


dra 


dre 


dri dro 


dru 


dry 


fra 


fre 


fri fro 


fru 


fry 


gra 


gre 


gri gro 


gru 


g*y 


pra 
tra 


pre 
tre 


pri pro 
tri tro 


*pru 
tru 


try 


wra 


wre 


wri wro 

LESSON IX. 


wru 


wry 


ska 


ske 


ski sko 


sku 


sky 


sha 


she 


shi sho 


shu 


shy 


spa 

sta 


spe 
ste 


spi spo 
sti sto 


spu 
stu 


spy 
sty 


spla 


sple 


spli splo 


spin 


sply 


spra 
stra 


spre 
stre 


spri spro 
stri stro 


spra 
stra 


spry 
stry 


pha 


phe 


phi pho 

LESSON X. 


phii 


P h y 


abe 


ebe 


ibe 


obe 


iibe 


ade 


ede 


ide 


ode 


ude 


ake 


eke 


ike 


oke 


uke 


ame 


erne 


ime 


ome 


ume 


ane 


ene 


ine 


one 


une 


ate 


ete 


ite 


ote 


ute 



12 




THE PRACTICAL 








LESSON XL 




babe 


he 


kite 


rope 


mule 


plate 


here 


lime 


home 


tube 


cage 


me 


fire 


hole 


tune 


rake 


we 


pile 


colt 


fiute 


dale 


she 


hive 


mole 


plume 


gave 


ye 


side 


note 


mute 






LESSON XII. 




ab 


eb 


ib 


ob 


ub 


ac 


ec 


ic 


oc 


uc 


ad 


ed 


id 


od 


ud 


af 


ef 


if 


of 


uf 


a g 
al 


e g 
el 


ig 

il 


°g 

ol 


ug 

ul 


am 


em 


im 


om 


um 






LESSON XIII. 




an 


en 


in 


on 


un 


ap 


ep 


ip 


op 


up 


ar 


er 


ir 


or 


ur 


as 


es 


is 


OS 


US 


at 


et 


it 


ot 


ut 


av 


ev 


iv 


ov 


uv 


ax 


ex 


ix 


ox 


ux 


az 


ez 


iz 


oz 


uz 






LESSON XIV. 




bag 
ham 


hen 
bed 


him 

lip 


pod 
hot 


sun 
cub 


man 
cap 


P e g 
web 


rib 
tin 


top 
dog 


nut 
bud 


bad 
hat 


net 
hem 


P^ 
kid 


cob 
yon 


sup 
mug 


sap 


vex 


hit 


fox 


hum 


wax 


pen 


fix 


lot 


tub 


yam 


yes 


yelk 


yet 


yelp 



1 


SPELLING-BOOK. 


13 




LESSON XV. 






Words in which s sounds like z. 






a§ ha? i§ hi? 








LESSON XVL 








James has a top. 
His kite is at home 
Jane has a bap:. 


^y 


4| 


Js =r ^ 


He gave me a pen. 
The fox is in his h 


Die. 




LESSON XVIL 




Words in which a sounds as in bar. 




bar 
ark 
mark 
ask 


car far mar 
bark dark hark 
park shark spark 
task cask flask 


tar 
lark 
stark 
mask 


asp 

art 
hard 


clasp gasp grasp 
cart dart part 
bard card lard 

LESSON XVIII. 
Words in which a sounds as in ball. 


rasp 

tart 

yard 


ball 
hall 
tall 


call fall gall 
pall stall small 
wall all war 


mail 

squall 

ward 


warm 
wasp 


warn warp want 
s^arm sward bald 

LESSON XIX. 

Words in which a sounds as in wad. 


wart 
scald 


wad 

swamp 

quart 


wan wand wash 
swan swap salt 
squad squash squat 


swab 

halt 
wa§ 



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THE PRACTICAL 








LESSON XX. 








CZ 


N»riilsis=: 


The hen is in the yam. 

The dog barks at the hen. 

He is a small dog. 

It is bad to vex the hen. 

Call the dog here. 

A man gave me the dog. 

He was a tall man. 

LESSON XXL 


P^ggigs 




B^^S^ieS^^^- 


• 






Words in , 


which o sounds as in son 




son 

come 

shove 


ton 

some 

front 


won done 
dove love 
word work 


month 

glove 

world 




LESSON XXII. 




Words in which o sounds as in move, and oo as 
being the same sound. 


in fool ; both 


move 

fool 

bloom 


to 

pool 

boom 


lose do 
tool stool 
doom gloom 


prove 
spool 
loom 


boon 
loop 


noon 
sloop 


spoon moon 
coop droop 


soon 
too 


i 


LESSON XXIII. 




i 
Words in \\ 


hich u soui 
in book ; 


ids as in bush, and oo, 
being the same sound. 


o, and ou, as 


bush 

bull 

look 

crook 

hood 

soot 


push 

full 

nook 

took 

stood 

wolf 


put puss' 
book cook 
shook rook 
wool wood 
hoop foot 
would could 


pull 

hook 

brook 

good 

root 

shoul(J 





SPELLING-BOOK. 


15 




LESSON XXIV. 




ilSF^-i 


i!!# 


russ siis oy me nre 


» 




She is warm. 






Iff/ 


She loves to sit by 


the fire. 


S'mIS^^S 


KiBttSj^ffY.'f 


Come, let us go. 




w&£ 


^mS^&b^ 


We should do the task. 




[|]w8L 


We should pile up the wood. 


Ipjlr^g^a 




Tt is croor! to work. 






LESSON XXV. 






Words containing oi and oy. 




boil 


broil coil coin 


join 


loin 


hoist moist joint 


point 


oil 


soil spoil toil 


void 


boy 


coy cloy joy 

LESSON XXVL 

Words containing ou and ow. 


toy 


bound 


sound round ground 


hound 


found 


mound shout pout 


rout 


stout 


out count fount 


mount 


cloud 


loud proud flour 


oust 


cow 


how now owd 


fowl 


down 


drown frown gown 

LESSON XXVII. 

3 3 

Words containing au and aw. 


crowd 


daub 


fraud haul caul 


maul 


fault 


vault cause clause 


pau^e 


caw 


daw draw flaw 


haw 


jaw 


law paw raw 


saw 


maw 


straw thaw claw 


awl 


crawl 


scrawl sprawl bawl 


shawl 


brawn 


dawn fawn lawn 


pawn 



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THE PRACTICAL 




LESSON XXVIIL 

James and Ms Hoop. 

This boy is James. 
He drives a hoop. 
The hoop is round. 
Look how fast he runs. 
He makes the hoop go fast. 
Boys love to drive hoops. 
It is a good play. 



A good boy loves his books too. 



LESSON XXIX. 



time 

hire 

plan 

sad 

slam 

stag- 

vat 

pit 

fin 

pin 

fan 

Fg 



tine 
, mire 
ran 
shad 
slap 
tan 
wag 
sit 
sin 
sod 
spun 
stub 



vile 

spire 

rag 

shag 

snag 

tap 

jam 

wig 

win 

sot 

tun 

mud 



wile 

post 

rap 

sham 

snap . 

trap 

wit 

trip 

bin 

gun 

sum 

rut 



wife 

bone 

rat 

slab 

span 

van 

bit 

din 

kin 

run 

snug 

shut 



LESSON XXX. 
Words of two syllables accented on the first. 



La'dy 
sha dy 
tidy 
ivy 
duty 
tu mult 



man ly 
can dy 
in step 
en vy 
plen ty 
self ish 



fin ish 

pity 

win try 
cob web 

Eol ish 
on fire 



frosty 
dust y 
nut meg 
pub lish 
pun ish 
ut most 



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LESSON XXXI. 

Charles and the Dove. 

The dove lias left the cage. 
She will fly to the wood. 
She loves to be free. 
Charles has not had her 

long. 
He found the dove on the 
ground. She was hurt. 
He took pity on the dove. He put her in the 
cage. He was kind to her. Now she is well, he 
lets her go. Charles is glad to see her go. He is 
a good boy. We should be kind like Charles. 

LESSON XXXII. 
Words of two syllables accented on the second. 




Be have 7 
en grave 
a bide 
pro vide 
de file 
re vile 
a live 



a like 
a bode 
be hold 
pro mote 
re mote 
re buke 
con sume 



a far 
a larm 
de part 
re gard 
a mend 
in vent 
pre vent 



re pent 
de test 
ad mit 
en list 
a loft 
up on 
in suit 



LESSON XXXIII. 
Words in which c sounds like s. 



cede 
cite 



cake 
cape 
cave 



ace 
race 



ice 
nice 



spruce 
truce 



Words in which c sounds like k. 

cold clove can 

cope cube camp 

core cure clod 



cent 
cell 



cot 
cub 
cut 



■ 18 


THE PRACTICAL 






Words in which g sounds like j. 


~ 


gem 


gill page change 


j hinge 


gin 


gibe rage range 


fringe 


Words in which g sounds as in gate. 


■i gale 


grind glad rig 


rug 


game 


gold gag big 


gum 


glide 


gore tag hug 
LESSON XXXIV. 


gust 


the 


this with thorn 


. ring 


thy 


that thank thump 


long 


those 
chat 


thus theft bang 


sung 
scale 


chub hatch arch 


chest 


chump fetch chafe 


scold 


check 


bench ditch chide 


scene 


chin 


pinch notch choke 


scud 


chop 


punch crutch porch 

LESSON XXXV. 


scru^ 


Words of two syllables accented on the first. 


Bel' fry 


emp ty corn pend 


var nish 


pan try 


den tist bod y 


tar nish 


dan dy 


rel ish rad ish . 


ba by 


brand ish 


ob long sui try 


na vy 


band box 


trust y sun dry 


va ry 


cap tive 


pros pect burn ish 


safe ty 


en try 


ol ive turn pike 


duly 


ban ish 


act ive strip ling 


fury^ 


dusk y 


con cave dis cord 


eve ning 


fes tive 


bap tist prod uct 


tru ly 



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LESSON XXXVI. 

Jane and the Rose. 

This is Jane. 

She has a rose in her hand. 
It is in full bloom. 
She took it from that bush. 
She got it for a lady. 
The lady was kind to Jane, 
and gave her a good book. 
Jane did not forget this. The lady will thank 
her for the rose, and Jane will be happy. 

We should not forget those that do us good. 
We should be glad to do them good, and to make 
them happy. 

LESSON XXXVII. 




Words 


of two syllables 


accented on the 


second. 


A side' 


ex tend 


befit 


a non 


be side 


de cant 


be long 


de fend 


con trive 


up set 


be yond 


ex pect 


im bibe 


ab surd 


dis turb 


e volve 


de ride 


a drift 


con suit 


ex pand 


con fide 


a mid 


con tend 


ex pend 


de scribe 


o mit 


con volve 


in fest 


in scribe 


por tend 


re volt 


re gret 



LESSON XXXVIII. 

Taste glebe bold bland bent brisk 

chaste wide fold blank blend cling 

haste blind hold brand elk clink 

paste find fort - belt end crisp 

baste hind band bend blmk link 

waste kind bank best brink fond 



20 




THE 1 


3 RACTICAL 






font 


pond 


blush 


brush 


clang 


crest 


, pomp 


blunt 


brunt 


bump 


cramp 


cleft 


Let the scholar be requested to 


give examples of some of the words in 


this lesson, 


which contain a sounding as in hate ; e as in 


here ; i as in 


: mine ; o as 


in globe ; a 


as in hat ; 


e as in pen ; 


i as in pin 


; o as in not ; 


, u as in nut. 
















LESSON xxxn 






Mild 


most 


cast 


crank 


hank 


held 


child 


bolt 


craft 


damp 


lamp 


ding 


1 mind 


jolt 


darn 


fang 


shelf 


dish 


wind 


ford 


farm 


flank 


elm 


disk 


rind 


pork 


fast 


frank 


fend 


drift 


wild 


port 


garb 


gang 


flesh 


drink 


pint 


sport 


gasp 


gland 


fresh 


fling 


host 


old 


grasp 


hand 


heft 


flint 


Repeat inquiries similar to those on the p 


receding lesson, and add, 


" give exam 


pies of some words that contam a a: 


5 in bar." 








LESSON XL. 






Song 


bulb 


curl 


film 


land 


melt 


prong 


bulk 


curve 


fish 


lank 


mend 


strong 


bunch 


dung 


fist 


pang 


nest 


I thong 


burn 


drunk 


frisk 


plank 


next 


throng 


clump 


dump 


grist 


prank 


pelf 


romp 


crump 


durst 


hilt 


rank 


pelt 


solve 


curb 


dusk 


hint 


samp 


pent 


soft 


curd 


dust 


hist 


sand 


went 






LESSON XLL 






Biave 


ban 


den 


bid 


blot 


bug 


1 ape 


bat 


fen 


bit 


clot 


but 


crape 


brag 


glen 


brim 


clog 


club 


crave 


bran 


ken 


clip 


crop 


cud 


flake 


cag 


then 


crib 


dot- 


drub 


1 bind 


clam 


let 


dig 


got 


drum 


| spike 


clan 


leg 


dim 


drop 


dub 



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LESSON XLIL 
poor. food. 

The Blind Man and his Dog. 

That old man is blind. 
He is led by a dog. 
He calls his dog Trip. 
Trip loves the blind old man ; 

and he loves Trip too. 
That boy is Frank. 
He is not a selfish boy. 
He takes pity on the poor man, and gives 
him some food. Frank thinks the man wants it 
more than himself. 

Trip wants some food too. The old man 
will give him a part. Trip will frisk and be 
glad. We should be kind like Frank, and help 
the poor. 

LESSON XLIIL 




Grape 

grave 

lave 



cram 
crab 
crag 



nape 


dam 


pave 
strife 


drag 
fag 


strike 


fan 


strive 


fat 


Stamp 

scalp 

shalt 


slang 
stand 
strand 



shed 

shred 

sled 

stem 

them 

step 

wed 

bet 



% 
fit 

glib 



hop 
lop 
mob 



grim nod 

grit not 

hid 

hip 

if 



scar 
star 
par 
jar 
arc 
mop barn 
plod barb 
plot yarn 



LESSON XLIV. 



shank pang 



tank 
tramp 
apt 
desk 



helm 
help 
helve 
hemp 



jest 
kept 
lend 
pest 



lest 
gwest 
wept 
dwelt 



22 



THE PRACTICAL 



ink 

king 

lift 

limp 

lint 

lisp 

list 



milk 
milt 

imp 

burst 

crust 

flush 

furl 



fund 

grunt 

gulf 

gulp 

hump 

hung 

hunt 



hurl 

hush 

hurt 

husk 

lump 

lust 

must 



musk 

plump 

prompt 

rend 

rent 

rest 

self 



send 

sent 

shelve 

smelt 

swept 

spend 

tend 



Words 

Gen 7 try 
im pulse 
flesh y 
par ish 
van ish 
pel try 
fret ful 

Repeat the inqu 
wofcts that contain 
ing lessons, till the 
make him familiar, 



LESSON XLV. 
of two syllables accented on the 



per ish 
res tive 
scur vy 
sen try 
con clave 
in cest 
sin ful 



stock ing 
star dy 
sub urb 
sur ly 
trib une 
fur long 
pot ash 



riiF 



first. 

du 

glo ry 
wa ry 
bru tish. 
jury 
ze nith 
lazy 



iries on lessons 38 and 39, and add, " mention some 
u as in cube." Repeat these inquiries in the follow- 
scholar is familiar with the sounds of the vowels ; and 
also, with the marks used to denote the - a. 

LESSON XLVL 

The Moon and Stars. 

It is evening. 

See the moon rise. 

It is round and full. 

How it mounts up in the sky. 

John can see to come home. 

He was sent to the .town, and 
told to be in haste. 
So he did not stop at all, but came as fast as 
he could. How dark it would be without the 
moon and stars. God makes the moon shine. 
He makes the stars shine too. We should love 
God for this. 






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LESSON XLVII. 




Words of two syllables, 


accented on the second. 


Sub lime 


' ab scond 


pre tend 


era vat 


as cribe 


a long 


de spond 


a bet 


be hind 


a mend$ 


re but 


be set . 


de spite 


rat an 


re lapse 


ad just 


de rive 


be tv/ixt 


re volve 


a bash 


de prive 


con vulse 


re spond 


e nact 


for sake 


de volve 


trans mit 


sub tract 


per fume 


him self 


fo ment 


dis tract 


sub scribe per haps 


e vent 


e rect 


de prave 


de pict 


en camp 


a dult 


sur vive 


in flict 


im pend 


al cove 




LESSON XLVIIL 




Words of two syllables 


accented on the first. 


Grate' ful fam ish 


test y 


lily 


bale ful 


dav ish 


vest ry 


bash ful 


gra vy 


brack ish 


ver diet 


privy 


only - 


rav ish 


rel ict 


brim stone i 


past ry 


ad junct 


cher ish 


in sect 


pru dish 


ab ject 


blem ish 


thrift y 


sli my 


as pect 


ver y 


dis trict 


po ny 


bank nipt 


con sort 


in stinct 


' wi ly . 


oc tave 


con junct 


cit y 


co hort 


con tact 


cos tive 


glob iile - 




LESSON XLIX. 




P^ave 


slave bile 


drive gac 


lad 


safe 


stave bride 


fife gap 


lag 


save 


tape clime 


file hac 


lap 


scrape 


wave crime 


hide hag 


• jet 


shape 


bate dime 


flap hay 


\ let 


shave 


bide dive 


fiat have met 



24 



THE PRACTICAL 



pet 

fret 

tret 

set 

wet 



beg 

leg 

keg 

lid 

mid 



nip 

prig 

prim 

rid 

rim 



np 

scrip 

ship 

sip 

glut 



grub plum 
gram plug 

plunge 

pug 

rug- 



hut 
lug 
mum 



LESSON L. 



Jane and the Plums. 



See that plum-tree. 

It is behind the wall. 

It is full of nice ripe plums. 

Jane looks at the plums, and 

wants some of them. 
She asks Charles to get her 
some. 

She forgets that they do not belong to her. 
Charles tells her so, and that he must not take 
them. He is a good boy. Jane thanks him. 
Now she has no wish for the plums. She would 
not take them if she could. We should not 
wish to take things that do not belong- to us. 




Hash 

cash 

dash 

gash 

lash 

clash 

flash 

splash 

slash 

mash 

smash 

rash 



tent 

test 

text 

vend 

vent 

vest 

weld 

welt 

w T end 

west 

zest 

desk 



LESSON LI. 

mint loft 



mist 

pink 

prink 

print 

rift 

risk 

scrimp pump 

shift pulse 

shrift purl 

shrimp churl 

shrink rung 



oft 

cost 

frog 

frost 

froth 

pulp 



lung 

rush 

rusk 

rust 

scurf 

slump 

stump 

stunt 

thrush 

thrust 



arm 

are 

hasp 

lard 

last 

marl 

marsh 

mart 

mast 

past 



thump raft 
trump scarf 





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LESSON LIL 




Words of two syllables 


3, accented on the first. 


Hap 7 py 


J o1 iy 


sab bath 


tally 


ed dy 


skit tish 


clam my 


tab by 


fer ry 


bon ny 


cur ry 


fop pish 


hob by 


lob by 


snap pish 


sun ny 


hur ry 


hoi ly 


chal lenge 


slop py 


dally 


cher ry 


sul ly 


mum my 


ditty 


ber ry 


pen ny 


pup py 


flur ry 


mer ry 


poppy 


sor ry 


tar ry 


ral ly 


fin ny 


sot tish 


wit ty 


sil ly 


hub bub 


her ring 


jelly 


rub bish 


car ry 


sal ly 


chub by 


putty 


mar ry 


shrub by 


pet ty 


offing 


rud dy 


pud ding 


ef fort 


mam moth 


pet tish 


star ry 




LESSON LIIL 




Words of two syllables, 


aceented on the second. 


Ar rive 7 


com mand 


as sist 


ac cept 


as sume 


ac cent 


sue cinct 


cor rect 


com mune 


al lot 


ef feet 


ap pend 


con nive 


oc cult 


con nect 


ar rest 


il lume 


col lect 


at tend 


of fend 


pol lute 


col lapse 


at tempt 


sup plant 


com mute 


com mend 


ad diet 


dis sect 


op pu^n 


af feet 


com mix 


at test 


ar range 


at tract 


af flict 


ac cost 


al lude 


at tach 


dis sent 


cor rupt 




LESSON LIV. 




Words having the sound of or, as in nor. 


nor 


for 


north 


lorn 


or 


fork 


morn 


lord 



26 



THE PRACTICAL 



re tort 
es cort 
dis gorge 
re cord 
re form 
in form 
con form 
trans form 
_ ab sorb 7 ent 
a bor tive 



cord thorn for lorn 

cork born as sort 

corn orb ex tort 

corpse scorn sub orn 

sort short ab hor 

stork snort de form 

form torch dis tort 

storm scorch ab sorb 

gorge ac cord 7 per form 

horn a dorn re §ort 

LESSON LV. 

walk. be come'. 

The lame Man and the had Boijs. 

That poor man walks with a 

cane. 
It helps him to walk. 
His foot is bent out of shape, 

and he is quite lame. 
He limps as he walks. 
See the boys that stand by 
him. They are not good boys. They make 
sport of the lame man. He looks sad, and I pity 
him. He did not make himself lame. God 
made him so. He was born with a bent foot. 
He is not to blame for it. 

These boys would be sorry to be made sport 
of, if they should become lame. I hope they 
will think of this, and do so no more. Only 
bad boys make sport of those that they should 
pity and help. 




LESSON LVL 



Skate 
date 



fate 
bathe 



lathe 
swathe 



bake 
make 



take 
asre 



stage 
sasre 



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27- 


quite 


rive 


June 


lam& 


liin& 


rob 


life 


scribe 


puke 


pad 


slip 


rod 


like 


slide 


rule 


pan 


sprig 


rot 


blithe 


slime • 


huge 


pat 


strip 


scot 


1 mile 


smile 


mad 


^nat 


swig 


shop 


pike' 


thrive 


map 


shrank swim 


shot 


pride 


tide 


mat 


crept 


tip 


sob 


prime 


tile 


nag 


slept 


skip 


throb 


ride 


duke 


nap 


ship 


pot 


job 


rife 


fume 


jam& 


slim 


prop 


jot 






LESSON LVIL 






Sharp 


bled 


sing 


bulge 


trash 


midst 


scarp 


fed 


sink 


trunk 


crash 


wing 


shaft 


tempt 


skim 


.trust 


sash 


wind 


smart 


sect 


sling 


jump 


#nash 


wink 


snarl 


len§ 


spring 


shrunk lapse 


wish 


sparse 


wrest 


sting 


just 


act 


wisp 


start 


sift 


wring 


tuft 


fact 


wist 


vast 


silk 


singe 


turf 


tract 


jilt 


waft 


tilt 


cringe 


tush 


lent 


guilt 


charm 


tint 


tinge 


tusk 


scent 


pri§m 


chart 


twist 


twinge 


duct 


delve 


wrong 


harsh 


wilt 


bilge 


wrung else 


wroth 






LESSON LVIIL 








Words endir 


g in 11 and 1. 




Bell 


spell 


shall 


chill 


shrill 


ell 


tell 


mall 


thill 


thrill 


dell 


qnell 


ill 




kill 


trill 


cell 


well 


bill 


skill 


gill 


fell 


yell 


dill 


mill 


till 


knell 


dwell fill 




pill 


still 


shell 


swell gill 


drill 


quill 


smell 


sell 


hill 


frill 


squill 



THE PRACTICAL 



will 

swill 

spill 

rill 

doll 

loll 

scull 



gull 

hull 

lull 

null 

skull 

cull 

dull 



ca bal' 
ca nal 

ex eel 
re pel 
im pel 
com pel 
dis pel 



ex pel 
pro pel 
re bel 
ex tol 
un til 
an nul 
ho tel 



dis til! 
dis til 
in still 
in stil 
ful fill 
fulfil 
fore tell 



Monosyllables end in 11, if preceded by a single vowel ; and if not, they 
end in I. 

Most, and probably all the dissyllables in common use, (except proper 
names,) that end in 11, are to be found in Lessons 58, 67, 92, and 
96 ; viz. distill, instill, fulfill, patroli, enroll, controll, (which are sometimes 
spelt with one I,) foretell, bridewell, recall, befall, inthrall, install, and 
appall. 

LESSON LIX. 

Tru' ant. does. school. girl. play. 

The Truant Boy. 
Look at that boy. 
I will not tell his name ; for 
he is a lazy boy, and does 
not love to go to school. 
He should be in school now. 
The bell rung at nine. 
It is past the time, and the 
He has a fish-pole a*nd line. 
He is going- to fish in the brook. How he looks 
around him. He thinks somebody may see him, 
and tell the man that keeps the school. God sees 
him, and he should think of that too. He is 




school has begun 



doing 



rrong. 



He will not be so happy in his 



sport, as he would be in school. Good boys and 
girls do not play truant 

LESSON LX. 
Words of three syllables, accented on the second. 

A bo! 7 ish as ton ish ac com plish 

ad mon ish de mol ish es tab lish 



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! em bel lisli < 


pre sump tive 


pre 


ven tive 


re plen ish 


se due tive 


in cen tive 


1 ex tin guish 


pre scrip tive 


de cep tive 


j dis tin guish 


vin die tive 


pre cep tive 


re lin quish 


at ten tive 


re ten tive 


| di min ish 


con sump tive 


sub 


junc tive 


1 as sem bly 


in vec tive 


un ru ly 


j de struc tive 


per spec tive 


in qui ry 


de scrip tive 


pro spec tive 

LESSON LXL 


pro 


mo tive 


Words in the plural run 


nber. 




! Band? elks 


flints pond? 


curl? 


skates 


| lad? elm? 


fig? hops 


nuts 


grapes 


clarn? nests 


lid? lots 


club? 


mile? 


\ crab? den? 


ships horn? 


drum? 


bone? 


| maps steps 


wing? dog? 


lumps 


mule? 


In which of these words has s, at the end, the sound of z 1 


j 


LESSON LXIL 






Gate climS 


valve twig 


swing 


with ) 
w r ithe j 


slate guide 


thrash twin 


slit 


j mate tithe 


tact chin 


spit 


smith 


j wage writhe 


champ shin 


split 


frith 


j gauge ) scythe 
j g a g e i s ythe 


) cant skin 
j scant spin 


quit 


quilt 


flit 


squib 


; knave shore 


plant grin 


&nit 


squint 


j guile store 


rant swift 


filth 


trim 


| chime truth 


van quip 
LESSON LXIIL 


thin 


width 


Barge carve 


lath scab 


strap 


de&t 


; charge harm 


path scan 


spasm 


depth 


large harp 


baths scrap 


wrap 


length 


i blast gape 


lath? stab 


adz 


strength ; 


• carp bath 


path? stag 


wren 


glimpse j 



'SO 



THE PRACTICAL 



biitid 
built 

stint 

string 

thing 

think 

thrift 



chink 

pith 

stiit 

kiln 

hymn 

stop 

strop 



broth 

cloth 

cloth§ 

bronze 

moth 

moth§ 

knob 



knot 

spot 

troth 

sculk 

skulk 

scum 

shrub 



strut 

thrum 

scud 

stud 

shun 

stun 

buzz 



LESSON LXIV. 
Lit' tie. who. care. keep. 

The Little Lamb. 



(bimb 
thumb 

plumi 

numi 
crumi 
be numJ y 
sue eunii 

Bi' ble. 




Who takes care of the little 
lamb ? 

The sheep takes care of it. 

Who takes care of the sheep? 

The boy takes care of her. 

Who takes care of the boy ? 

The man who is his father. 
Who takes care of the man ? God takes care 
of the man. God takes care of us all. He is 
very good. He keeps us in life. He gives us 
food and clothes. He gives us all good things. I 
We should think of this. We should love God. 
We should wish to do his will. We should do 
all that he tells us to do in the Bible. 

LESSON LXV. 
Words of two syllables accented on the second. 



Be tide 7 
sub side 
re vive 
es cane 
con jure 
pre scribe 
pre §ume 



pre 



side 



di vide 
re port 
re sume 
re fide 

tran scribe 
di vine 



lm pu^n 
be sides 
de cicle 

ev cept 
a dent 
con temp 
sub rnit 



pre diet 
ac quit 
per mit 
de sist 
in sist 
in volve 
di gest 





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di vest 


sub sist 


sus pect 


re tard 


jap an 


tre pan 


in feet 


pla card 


per sist 


ab rupt 


e lect 


im part 


e lapse 


in fract 


e quip 


dis charge 


a dapt 


re fract 


for bid 


ci gar 


se dan 


com pact 


ce ment 


em bark 


a dopt 


siib ject 


por tent 


re mand 


ab .solve 


de feet 


de bar 


de mand 




LESSON LXVL 




Words containing the diphthongs oi 


and oy. 


Troy 


choice 


em broil 


con 7 voy 


roil 


voice 


pur loin 


en voy 


coil 


re joice 7 


tur moil 


in voice 


foist 


ad join 


ex ploit 


mem oir 


groin 


a droit 


de coy 


boil er 


joist 


a noint 


en joy 


clois ter 


quoit 


ap point 


al loy 


vice roy 


foil 


a void 


em ploy 


e 7 qui poi§e 


noi^e 


de spoil 


an noy 


va 7 ri o loid 


poi§e 


de void 


de stroy 


re§ er voir 7 




LESSON LXVIL 




Words of two syllabi 


es, accented on 


the first. 


Slav 7 ish 


post script gang- way ar my 


e diet 


bi ped 


gen tile 


craft y 


pre einct 


ho ly 


land scape dar ling 


home spun a pish 


mist y 


far thing 


que ry 


mi ry 


bant ling 


gar nish 


pa thos 


ju rist 


con script har py 


pre text 


luke warm off spring sar casm 


pre cept 


fur bish 


ram part 


tar dy 


bride well 


ugly 


im post 


har dy 


tru ism 


ex iie 


prox y 


pas time 


the i§m 


tran script cop y 


pass port 


de i§m 


dip/i thong wind pipe gAast ly 



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Sit' ting. 



LESSON LXVIIL 
moth' er. why. 



lie. 



you. 




The Little Girl who did not tell the Truth. 

That little girl is Mary. 

She is sitting by her mother. 

Why does she cry, and look 
so sad ? 

She has done wrong. 

She has not told the truth. 

She has told a lie. 
She found a cent, and put it in her bag. Her 
mother had lost it. She told Mary to come to 
her. 

Mary, have you found the cent 1 No, mother, 
I have not. Give me that bag. See, here is the 
cent, and you found it. You have told me a lie. 
I am very sorry. You have done wrong. I must 
punish you. You cannot go to ride with Charles 
and James. You must stay at home. I hope 
you w r ill be sorry too, and ask God to forgive 
you, and help you to do so no more. 



Words 

Back 

hack 

jack 

lack 

black 

clack 

slack 

smack 



LESSON LXIX. 
ending in ack, ac, eck, ick, ock, and uck. 



snack 

pack 

rack 

crack 

&nack 

track 

sack 

stack 



quack 
thwack 
bar 7 rack 
ran sack 
Anap sack 
at tack 7 
11/ lac* 
zo' di ac 



ma ni ac 
al ma nac 
e le' gi ac 
de mo ni ac 
beck 
deck 
check 
neck 



* See words ending in ic on pages 41, 52, 128 — 130, 140 — 144. 





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f peck 


trick pock 


mat tock j 


| speck 


sick rock 


but tock 


i wreck 
be deck 
thick 


tick crock 


cas sock 


/ stick frock 


hav ock 


quick sock 


buck 


kick 


wick stock 


duck 


lick 


Anock pea' cock 


chuck 


! click 


cock had dock 


luck 


; slick 


dock pad lock 


cluck 


] pick 


hock wed lock 


pluck 


rick 


shock hil lock 


muck 


brick 


lock bul lock 


suck 


crick 


block hem lock 


truck 


chick 


clock fet lock 


struck 


nick 


flock ham mock 


tuck ? 


prick 


mock ban nock 


stuck 


Which words end in ac, and which of the dissyllables in ack, and ock 1 


Are not these the only dissyllables in common use that end in ack and ock ? 


Do any monosyllables end in c? Are there any words 


in common use that 


end in ick, except frolick, traffick 1 






LESSON LXX. 






Words ending in ch, che, and tch. 


Starch 


clinch such watch 


pitch 


parch 


flinch church etch 


stitch 


larch 


linch lurch sketch 


witch 


march 


inch os / trich stretch 


switch 


j drench 


winch batch ketch 


twitch 


stench 


filch catch vetch 


botch 


trench 


milch thatch wretch 


scotch 


1 wench 


perch latch retch 


blotch 


wrench 


lunch match itch 


crutch 


quench 


hunch snatch bitch 


clutch 


rich 


munch patch hitch 


dis patch 7 ) 
de snatch J 


niche 


much scratch flitch 


What word ends in iclie 1 Ch is sometimes preceded by a long vowel or j 


diphthong, as 


in beech, teach Is not tch always preceded by a short vowel 1 j 



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LESSON LXXL 
Words ending in sive and cive. 



Mas 7 sive 


dif fu sive 


of fen sive 


pas sive 


co he sive 


ex ten sive 


mis sive 


ad he sive 


ex pen sive 


pen sive 


e va sive 


ex ces sive 


con du 7 cive 


de ci sive 


pro gres sive 


a bu sive 


cor ro sive 


op pres sive 


cle m sive 


per sua sive 


ex pres sive 


in clu sive 


dis sua sive 


sue ces sive 


e hi sive 
ex clu sive 


co er cive 

sub ver sive 


re spon sive 
sub mis sive 


il hi sive 
in tru sive 


ex cur sive 
dis cur sive 


com pul sive 
re pul sive . 


con clu sive 
ob tru sive 


ex pan sive 
de fen sive 


com pre hen' sive 
~ap pre hen sive 


What two words 
sound, spelt sive ? 


end in cive ? Are not all others, ending with this 
LESSON LXXIL 


Grain, wheel. 


wa' ter. bolt' ed. 


sis' ter. bread. bowl. 



<g^33f"" r '"'" 



mil 



be- 



The Grist-mill 

|| Here is a mill. 
||| It stands by the brook. 
We call it a grist-mill 

cause grain is ground in it. 
How fast the wheel turns 

round. 
The water makes the wheel 
go. The wheel makes the stones go, that are 
inside of the mill. The stones grind the grain, 
and make it fine. The grain is bolted, and made 
into flour. The boy must carry it home. His 




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sister will make it into bread. In the morning, 
he will have some of it in a nice bowl of milk. 
Do you not love bread and milk % 

LESSON LXXIIL 
Words of two syllables, accented on the second. 

Con sist' ob ject be troth pre §ent 

ab stract bi sect di vulge re §olve 

de tract de tect pro mulge re §ult 

ex tract con vict in dulge re quest 

con tract con flict de tach con test 

re tract re strict re trench con demn 

pro tract dis tinct as cend con tent 

se lect ex tinct tran scend in tent 

re fleet con coct as cent a venge 

in fleet con duct de scend re venge 

per feet de duct de scent in fringe 

neg lect in duct fer ment im pinge 

re spect in struct tor ment ex punge 

in spect con struct re cant re pulse 

sus pect ob struct des cant e clipse 

di rect ex tent con trast be quest 

e ject la ment - mo lest ex change 

in ject re mit pro test de range 

re ject e mit ro tund es trange 

pro tect pha grin re lent pro scribe 

pro ject ro bust re §ent van dyke 

LESSON LXXIV. 

Words of two syllables, accented on the first. 



Na' tive 
da tive 
mo tive 
vo tive 

arcom 



grace ful 
dole ful 
wa vy 
who! ly 
pre feet 



syr inge 
loz enge 
stin gy 
dam ask 
or ange 



plen ty 
kxiwcl y 
stud y 
sulk y 
com bat 



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THE PRACTICAL 



lust J 
lam§ kin 
van quish 
an guish * 
Ian guish * 
nun gry * 
an gry* 



lin guist * 



con quest 
scant ling 
pigmy 
kid nap 
loft y • 
sol emft 
bran dy 

* These words 
ang guish, &c. 

LESSON LXXV. 

Words ending in double consonants, with others in which ough 

has the sound of uf. 



Skill fill ) 

skilful j 
willful ) 
wil fill j 

am bush 
bul rush 
bul wark 

are pronounced as if the first syllables ended with g, a= 



dis junct 
for tune 
prov erb 
gris ly 
wish fill 
scorn fill 



Butt 

add 

ebb 

e gg 

figg 

inn 

odd 

chaff 



staff doff 

quaff buff 

cliff cuff 

skiff huff 

miff luff 

stiff bluff 

off muff 

scoff snuff 



puff 

gruff 

stuff 

ruff 

rough 

tough 

-slough 

e nough' 



re buff 
dis 7 taff 
mas tiff 
slier iff 
tar iff 
pon tiff 
bailiff 
plain tiff 



Which of these words end in ough ? 



Words ending 
eau, owe 

Car 7 go 
quar to 
he ro 
ne gro 
ve to 
ha lo 
bra vo 
ze ro 
tri o 
so lo 



LESSON LXXVL 
in o, with others in which 
; and oe have the sound of o, 

tyro 
co coa 



can to 
mot to 
grot to 
jun to 
sal vo 
stuc CO 
cal 7 i co 
in di go 



ver ti go 
buff a lo 
em bry o 
por ti co 
tor pe/ do 
vol ca no 
po ta to 
oc ta vo 
pro vi so 
to bac co 



oa, ow, ew, ough, 
as in globe. 

si roc co 
mo roc co 
me ment o 
mil lat to 
em bar go 
man i test 7 o 
bow 
low 
blow 
flow 



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glow 

mow 

show i 

shew 5 

snow 

fcow 

row 

throw 

crow 

grow 

tow 

strow 

sow 

stow 

slow 

sew 

el 7 bow 

Which word 
In owe 1 In oe 



shad ow 
wid ow 
wind ow 
fal low 
shal low 
sal low 
tal low 
cal low 
bel low 
fel low 
mel low 
yel low 
bil low 
pil low 
wil low 
fol low 
min now 

ends in oa? 



win now al though" 

ar row fur 7 lough > 

bar row fur low > 

far row beau 

har row bii 7 reau 

mar row ba teau 7 

nar row port man 7 teau 

spar row owe 

bor row doe 

mor row woe 

sor row wo 

bur row toe 

fur row foe 

be low 7 hoe 

be stow sloe 

dough roe 

though throe 

What words end in oug h 1 What in eau 1 



Plurals which end in oes. 



Woe§ bra voe§ cal i coe§ mu lat toe§ 
car 7 goe§ ne groe§ po ta 7 toe§ em bar goe§ 
he roe§ buff 7 a loe§ vol ca noe§ man i fest 7 oe? 

LESSON LXXVIL 
Swore. throw. swear. vain. 

The Boy that Swore. 
It is noon. 
The school is out. 
Those boys are playing ball. 
See the boy that has the bat 

in his hand. 
His name is Robert. 
He shakes the bat at the boy 
by him. He is angry at the boy. 




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THE PRACTICAL 



Why is he angry ? The boy did not throw 
the ball right. Robert did not hit it, and he lost 
his turn. That made him angry. He scolds his 
playmate. He swears at him. He takes the 
name of God in vain. It is wrong 1 to do so — 
very wrong. God forbids us to swear. That 
man tells Robert it is wrong. He tells him to 
stop. I hope he will stop, and swear no more. 
If boys swear, you must not do like them, but 
tell them it is wrong. 

LESSON LXXVIII. 
Words of tliree syllables accented variously. 



ReF a tive 
neg a tive 
nar ra tive 
car a van 
cat a ract 
con tra band 
ap a thy 
par a sol 
big a my 
san a tive 
lax a tive 
sed a tive 
bot a nist 
prof it less 
chiv al ry* 
dog ma ti§m 
gal ax y 
tarn a rind 
tan ta mount 



gal van i§m 
scant i ly 
priv a tive 
voc a tive 
in fa my 
in fan try 
mal a dy 
mor al ist 
sub tra hend 
vag a bond 
in fan tile 
os tra cism 
ped ant ry 
dram a tist 
sym pa thy 
par al lei 
pen al ty 
tyr an ny 
lop; a rithm 



con tra diet 7 
in ter diet 
in ter sect 
in ter mit 
com pre hend 
cor re spond 
ap pre hend 
rep re hend 
un der stand 
rep re §ent 
in ter cept 
in ter rupt 
rec ol lect 
cir cum vent 
vi o lin 
rec on cile 
im por tune 
op por tune 
co in cide 



* Some pronounce tshiv' al re. 

In this lesson, and in lessons 117, 118, 133, 161, 162, 164, 171, 173, 
174, 175, 176, and those ending in ble only, (pages 132 — 4,) the principal 





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difficulty in s] 


xplling ties in the syllable immediately preceding or succeeding 


the accented 


one, and to this 


the attention of ho 


th teacher and scholar 


should be particularly directed. 


The teacher, also, 


in reviewing would do 


well to put out the words indiscriminately from the different columns. 




LESSON LXXIX. 






Words ending ^n x and xe. 


Flax 


bo' rax 


syn tax 


per plex 


tax 


tho rax 


ver tex 


trans fix 


lax 


cli max 


vor tex 


era' ci fix 


wax 


a pex 


com plex 


e qui nox 


ax 


re flex 


con vex 


par a dox 


sex 


ra dix 


in dex 


or tho dox 


mix: 


pro lix 


suffix 


par al lax 


six 


pre fix 


affix 


cir cum flex 


ox 


phe nix 


con flux 


ap pen 7 dix 


box 


la rynx 


in flux 


tes ta trix 


J flux 


pha lanx 


an nex' 


het' e ro dox 




Do 


any other words, in 


common use, end in z, 


than those in 


this lesson 1 








LESSON LXXX. 




Words containing 


the diphthongs ou and ow. 


Couch 


spout 


pounce 


mouth 


vouch 


dou&t 


wound * 


mouthy 


pouch 


lout 


sound 


south 


slouch 


gouge 


snout 


mouth 


crouch 


lounge 


trout 


bough 


pound 


douse 


sour 


plough > 
plow J 


foul 


drought 


Aour 


gout 


louse 


mouse 


slou$7i 


flout 


noun 


spouse 


thou 


scour 


our 


rou§e 


a bound 7 


scout 


ounce 


sprout 


a bout 


bout 


bounce 


route * ) 
rout* > 


ac count 


shroud 


flounce 


a mount 




* Some pronon 


nee the on as o in move. 



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a round 
as tound 
ca rou§e 
con found 
sur round 
sur mount 
a rou§e 
es pouse 
com pound 
ex pound 
pro pound 
pro foimd 
re dound 
re §ound 
a vouch 
de nounce 
de vour 



de vout 

re doubt 

boun 7 ty 

count er 

coun ty 

found ling 

floun der 

par 7 a mount 

en count 7 er 

ren count er 

count er mand y 

vow 

bow 

mow 

brow 

prow 

sow 



growl 
howl 
scowl 
prowl 
brown 
clown 
crown 
town 
browse 
drowse 
bow 7 el 
tow el 
trow el 
vow el 
bow er 
cow er 
dow er 



flow er 
low er 
pow er 
show er 
tow er 
dow ry 
flow ret 
row en 
pow der 
cow ard 
cow herd " 
cow slip 
al low 7 
a vow 
en dow 
re nown 
em pow 7 er 



LESSON LXXXL 



Sail. three. a cross'. deep. climb' ing. sail' or. 
France. what. car' ried. cot' ton. ex 7 change. 

The Ship. 

How fast that ship sails. 

Do you see those three tall 
poles ? 

We call them masts. 

Across the masts are the 
yards. 

The sails stretch along the 
yards. The men pull the sails with ropes. The 
sails catch the wind, as it blows, and the wind 
drives the ship along in the deep water. A man 
is climbing up some ropes, that look like a ladder. 
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has come from France, and is full of silks andj 
cloths. What did she carry to France ? She j 
carried bales of cotton. We have more of this 
than we want, and they have more silks and 
cloths than they want. So we let them have 
cotton, and they let us have silks and cloths. 
We exchange with them. This is trade, or 
commerce. 

LESSON LXXXIL 
Words in which ou, o, and oo have the sound of u as in sun. 



Young 
touch 
scourge 
coun 7 try 
cour age 
cou§ in 
coup let 
doub let 
flour ish 
nour ish 
coup le 
doub le 
troub le 
troub lous 
jour ney 
jour nal 
south era 



word 

worm 

worse 

worst 

wort 

wont 

sponge 

tongue 

bom& 

one (\ 



o 



oth er 
col or 
come ly 
com fort 
com pass 
cov er 
cov ert 
cov et 
cov ey 
coz en 



once (wunce) doz en 
gov ern 
hon ey 
mon ey 



none* 

monk 

doth 

dost 

flood 

blood 



son ship 
stom ach 
ton nage 
thor ough 
work man 
wont ed 
won der 
won drous 
wor ry 
wor ship 
wor thy 
worth less 
a bove 7 
af front 



mon grelf a mong 
monk ey a mong-st 



south ward blood 7 y 
so journ blood shed 
adjourn 7 bom bast 
court 7 e ous bor ough 
court e sy broth er 
courte sy moth er 

* Some pronounce none. 



noth ing 
ov en 
plov er 
pom mel 
shov el 
slov en 
smoth er 



at tor 7 ney 
an oth er 
bom bast ic 
dis com fit 
pome gran ate 
col 7 an der 
com pa ny 



f Pronounced mung' grel. 



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PRACTICAL 




con jur er 


cov et 


ous whor tie ber ry 


con sta ble 


sov er 


eign ef front 7 er y 


cov e nant 


love li 


ness wor 


7 ship per ) 
ship er 1 


cov er let 


■ drom 7 


edaiy wor 




LESSON LXXXIIL 




Words in vv 


hich u and ui 


have the sound of 


u as in cube. 


Lute 


de pute 


con 7 sti tute 


re$ o lute 


flute 


im pute 


des ti tute 


sub sti tute 


brute 


com pute 


dis so lute 


suit 


a cute 7 


re pute 


ex e cute 


suite f 


con fute 


dis pute 


in sti tute 


fruit 


sa lute 


re fute 


per se cute 


bruit 


di lute 


trib 7 ute 


pros e cute 


pur suit 7 


trans mute 


stat ute 


pros ti tute 


re emit 


Juice 


* Some ; 


Dronounce swet. 


a buse 


ob tuse 


in duce 


sluice 


ref 7 use 


con duce 


con fuse 


cruse > 
cruise > 


spruce 


pro duce 


ac cu§e 


truce 


in tro duce 7 


dif fu$e 


use 


ad duce 7 


use 


ex cu§e 


a buse 7 


tra duce 


mu§e 


re fu$e 


ex cuse 


e duce 


fuse 


af fu$e 


dif fuse 


de duce 


bruise 


in fu§e 


re cluse 


re duce 


cruise 


pe ru§e 


ah struse 


se duce 


a mu§e 7 


suf fu§e 


What words 


5nd in uite, uit, 


nice, uise, and irse 1 


Which words are 


spelt alike and pronounced differently 1 






LESSON LXXXIV. 




Words in which a, ea, ai, ar 


id ei have the sound of a as in hate. 


Lake 


flake 


slake 


brake 


shake 


snake 


spake 


drake 



r 


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sake 


chi cane 


com plain 


cam pai^n 7 j 


stake 


count' er pane ex plain 


(jharn paign 


quake 


hur ri cane 


re main 


ar rai^n 


wake 


chain 


do main 


dei^n 


a wake' 


plain 


re frain 


fei^n 


par take 


main 


ob tain 


rei^n 


o paque > 
o pake > 


slain 


con strain 


came 


pain 


de tain 


lame 


break 


rain 


re tain 


name 


steak 


brain 


main tain 


dame 


ache (ake) 


drain 


con tain 


fame 


bane 


lain 


per tain 


shame 


cane 


grain 


ab stain. 


blame 


lane 


strain 


at tain 


flame 


plane 


train 


sus tain 


frame 


mane 


sprain 


pSr'celain 


same 


crane 


stain 


ap per tain' tame 


sane 


twain 


as cer tain 


aim 


vane 


vain 


en ter tain 


claim 


wane 


wain 


skein 


maim 


mem' brane swain 


rein 


ac claim' 


hu mane' 


gain 


vein 


de claim 


in sane 


chil' blain 


feint 


re claim 


pro fane 


or dain' 


reins 


pro claim 


ur bane 


dis dain 


hei'nous 


ex claim 


Which word ends in aque 1 Which in che ? Wha 


t words in takl in 


aign ? in tign 1 


What end in, or contain tin 1 

LESSON LXXXV. 




In the following words g sounds as in gat 


b, go, gun. 


Gift 


m 


girt 


gim let > 
gim blet > 


, gimp 


gild 


get 


give 

i O 


gird 


gear 


gid &y 


) g$ 


girl 


geese 


giz zard 


| g* 11 


girth 


gig' gle 


gir die 



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trig* g-er 
dag- ger 
stag ger 
swag ger 
crag- g-ed 
shag ged 
dog- ged 
rug ged 
rag ged 

* The first 
noimced as if 



crag gy 
shag gy 
wag gish • 

fog gy. 

drug gist 
slug gish 
gew gaw 
ti ger 
au ger 

syllable in this 
it ended with g 



mau ger 
man gre 
mea ger > 
me a gre J 
ea ger 
tar get 
be get 7 
for get 
be giii 

and the following 



for give 
dog 7 ger el 
wag ger y 
to geth 7 er 
an 7 ger* 
fin ger 
Lin ger 
hun ger 
Ion ger 

■ words is pro- 



Win' ter. be' gins. 



LESSON LXXXVL 

farm' er. horse. 
hop' ping. 



deep. ear' ries. 




The Planting. 

The winter is past. 

It begins to be warm. 

The farmer ploughs his land. 

His son drives the horse. 

The plough turns up the 
ground, and makes deep 
furrows. 

Then he plants the corn. The sun shines. 
The showers fall. The blades spring up, and 
grow fast. The farmer must take care of his 
corn. He ploughs the ground once more. He 
hoes out the weeds, and makes little hills around 
the blades. Look at that black bird. What is 
he doing in the furrow 1 He follows the farmer 
in his work, and picks up the small worms. He 
carries them to his nest, and gives them to the 
} r oung birds for food. He will soon be back to 
get more, hopping about in the furrow. Do not 



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kill hind 


l. It is wron 


g ; for he does 


much good 


, to the 


farmer. He 


destroys the 


worms that 


''would hurt the corn. 








LESSON LXXXVII. 




Words in 


which ay, ey, ei 


and ai have the sound of a as in 


Bay 


stray 


xiate. 

Wedne^ day* 


in xeigh' 


day 


say 


Thur$ day* 


neigh' bor 


fay 


stay 


Fri day* 


paint 


gay 


way 


Sat 7 ur day* 


faint 


hay 


sway 


yes ter day 


plaint 


jay 


de cay 7 


hoi y day 


saint 


lay 


de lay 


sley 


taint 


clay 


re lay 


they 


quaint 


flay 


al lav 


whey 


faith 


play 


dis play 


dey 


waist 


slay 


dis may 


bey 


waive f 


may 


de fray 


prey 


dai 7 ly 


nay 


ar ray 


hey 7 day 


dain ty 


pay 


be tray 


pur vey 7 


dai ry 


ray 


por tray 


o bey 


dai sy 


bray 


a stray 


con vey 


rai ment 


dray 


as say 


sur vey 


ac quaint 7 


fray 


es say 


sur vey 7 or 


at taint 


gray 


be wray 


con vey ance 


com plaint 


pray 


Sun 7 day * 


neigh 


con straint 


1 spray 


Mon day * 


weigh 


dis traint 


i tray 


Tue§ day* 


sleigh 


re straint 


* In these words ay sounds obscurely, f 


Some, wave. 




What words end in 


, or contain ey ? What 


eigh ? 




LESSON LXXXVIII. 




Words in 


which a, ai, ei, and ao have the soim 


d of a as in hate. 


Vale 


bale 


male 


sale 


ale 


hale 


pale 


tale 



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THE 


PRACTICAL 


i 


stale 


trail 


blade 


ti rade 


wale 


sail 


glade 


com 7 rade 


re gale'' 


tail 


made 


bar ri cade 7 


in hale 


vail ) 


spade 


ser e nade \ 


im pale 


) veil} 


trade 


lem on ade « 


em pale 


j quail 


wade 


can non ade 


ail 


wail 


bro cade 7 


col on nade 


bail 


frail 7 ty 


cas cade 


mas quer ade 


fail 


sail or 


ar cade 


ret ro grade 


hail 


tail or 


bri gade 


bal us trade 


jail ) 


as sail 7 


cock ade 


pal i sade 


gaol"*) 


de tail 


block ade 


cav al cade 


jail 7 er ] 


en tail 


de grade 


prom e nade 


gaol er*j 


re tail 


e vade 


a fraid 7 


flail 


cur tail 


pa rade 


up braid 


mail 


a vail 


per vade 


maid 


nail 


pre vail 


in vade 


aid 


snail 


fade 


per suade 


braid 


pail 


bade 


dis suade 


laid 


rail 


shade 


cru sade 


paid 


frail 


lade 


stock ade 


staid 


What words end in aid 1 Do 


any others, with th 


is sound, end in aid, 


except compounds 1 * Pronounced jale, ja ler 






LESSON LXXXIX. 




Words in 


which a, ai, ea, 


and ei have the 
hate. 


sound of a as in 


Hate 


bait 


gait er 


eigh teenth 


pate 


gait 


great 


eigh ty 


j rate 


plait 


straight 


in nate 


grate 


trait 


eight 


stag nate 


prate 


strait 


weight 


tes tate 


sate 


wait 


freight 


fil trate 


state 


a wait 7 


eighth, (atth) 


frus trate 


late 


trait 7 or 


-eigh' teen 


die tate 



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nar rate 
or nate 
"quad rate- 
mi grate 
va cate 
vi brate 
lo cate 
a bate 7 
de bate . 

Which word 
contain eight 1 



se date 
ere ate 
re late 
di late 
e late 
in flate 
trans late 
es tate 
mis tate 



col late 
col' lo cate 
stif fo cate 
dis lo cate 
in vo cate 
rev o cate 
con vo cate 
ab ro gate 
ar ro gate 



der o gate 
sur ro gate 
per son ate 
in to nate 
dec o rate 
per fo rate 
el e vate 
ren o vate 
I so late 



ends in eat 1 Which in aight ? W r hat words end in, or 
What ait 1 Do any others, with this sound, end in ait ? 



Bare 


tare 


care 


stare 


scare 
dare 


square 
ware 


fare 


wel' fare 


hare 


de clare' 


share 
flare 


pre pare 
Com pare 


glare 


a ware 


mare 


be ware 


snare 


air 


pare 

spare 

rare 


fair 

hair 

chair 



heir 

there 

where 

ere 

there' fore* 

where fore 

bear 

pear 

tear 

swear 

wear 

for bear 7 

for swear 

for bear 7 ance 



LESSON XC. 
Words in which a, ai, ay, ei, e, and ea have the sound of a as 

in bare. 

lair 

pair 

stair 

af fair' 

re pair 

im pair 

de spair 

cor' sair 

fai vy 

pray er 

pa rent 

ap pa' rent 

trans pa rent 

their 

* Some pronounce ther' fore, wher' fore. 

Which word contains ay ? What words end in eir ? What words end 
in, or contain, ere 1 What earl 



They need much whom nothing will content. 
Tell me with whom you go, and I will tell you what 
you do. 



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LESSON XCL 
Sum' mer. ri' pens. lies. work' ed (workt). 
good' ness. 



paid. 



The Husking. 




Now it is summer. 
The farmer 



is getting" in 



his 



gram, 
the 



See the tall corn, how it 

waves in the wind. Soon 

the soft silk will be seen, 

and the corn begin to grow 

fast in the warm sun. It is 

farmer and his sons pick it. 



yellow, it ripens 

quite ripe. The 

They carry it home to the barn. They are glad 

to see it as it lies on the floor. They worked 

hard to get it, and are well paid for their toil. 

The farmer asks some men and boys, to come 

and help him husk the corn. They are kind, and 

willing to do it. They come in the evening. 

As they work, they talk, and sing, and are happy. 

The farmer entertains -them well. He gives 

them plenty of good food, and pure, sweet water. 

They want no rum, nor strong drink. He thanks 

them for helping him, and is grateful to God for 

his goodness. — They all go home before it is 

late. 

LESSON XCIL 

Words in which o, oa, ou, and oo have the sound of o as in 

globe. 

Globe bode strode cor rode 

j probe code trode in com mode/ 

robe mode fore bode 7 ep' i sode 

ode rode ex plode goad 





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load 


boll 


mould er ^ 


blown 


i road 


knoll 


mold er J 


mown 


| toad 


poll 


poul try 


&nown 


1 joke 


roll 


dome 


ope 


1 smoke 


scroll 


comJ 


scope 


poke 


droll 


foam 


hope 


spoke 


stroll 


loam 


slope 


broke 


toll 


.roam 


mope 


stroke 


coal 


bone 


grope 


yoke 


foal 


prone 


trope 


re voke 7 


goal 


cone 


e lope 7 


in voke 


shoal 


lone 


in ter lope 7 


pro voke 


pa troll 7 ) 
pa trol i 


hone 


an 7 te lope 


con voke 


stone 


tel e scope 


1 a woke 


en roll > 
en rol > 


shone 


mi cro scope 


I croak 


zone 


soap 


cloak 


con troll ) 
con trol > 


tone 


ghost 


soak 


drone 


boast 


oak 


bowl 


throne 


coast 


dole 


soul 


a tone 7 


roast 


pole 


mould ) 
mold J 


loan 


toast 


sole 


moan 


broach 


stole 


moult ^ 


roan 


coach 


whole 


molt J 


groan 


roach 


pa role 7 


yolk 


own 


ap proach 7 


1 ca jole 


sold 


shown 


en croach 


con dole 


told 


flown 


re proach 


con sole 


shoul 7 der 


grown 


brooch 


Wnat words end in oad ? in oak 


? in oal 1 in owl ? 


in oul, or contain it 1 


iv erne ? in omb 


? in oan ? in own ? 


in ost ? in oock ? 






LESSON XCIIL 




Words ending in ose 


, oze, ows, oes, 


and ose. 


Ro?e 


clo§e 


ho§e 


pro^e 


nose 


cho$e 


po§e 


in clo$e 7 j 



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THE 


PRACTICAL 




a ro§e 


pro po§e 


trans po§e 


gal low§* 


de po§e 


im po§e 


in ter pose 


close 


dis clo§e 


com po§e 


doze 


dose 


fore clo§e 


op po$e 


al 7 oe§ 


mo rose' 


re po§e 


sup po§e 


mal low$ 


jo cose 


ex po§e 


dis po§e 


bel lows* 


ver bose 


• 


Some pronounce beT his, gal' 


lus. 


What words end in oze y in oei 


', and owy ? Which 


words are spelt alike 


but pronounced differently 1 








LESSON XCIV. 




Words in which o, oa, oo, 


and ou have the sound of o as in 






globe. 




More 


forge 


course 


vote 


bore 


af ford 7 


mourn 


wrote 


lore 


sup port 


bourn* 


de vote 7 


ore 


im port 


borne 


de note 


snore 


ex port 


worn 


an' ec dote 


score 


trans port 


shorn 


an ti dote 


sore 


com port 


sworn 


gross 


tore 


go'ry 


fourth 


en gross 7 


pore 


sto ry 


gourd 


clothe 


wore 


oar 


court 


quoth f 


swore 


roar 


con' course 


both 


yore 


hoar 


re source 7 


sloth f 


1 a dore / 


soar 


dis course 


boat 


i be fore 


board 


in 7 ter course 


coat 


de plore 


hoard 


horde 


bloat " 


ex plore 


coarse 


cote 


float 


im plore 


hoarse 


dote 


gloat 


re store 


door 


mote 


goat ' 


com'modore floor 


smote 


moat | 


syc a more 


four 


rote 


throat 


forth 


pour 


quote 


a float 7 


sword 


source 


shote 


loaf 


* Some pronounce the ou 


as o in move, t Or, kwuth, sloth. 



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! 

! coax 


oath 


stove 


grove 


hoax 


* oath§ 


clove 


throve 


loathe 


oats 


cove 


drove 


loath ) 
loth * * 


loath 7 some rove 


wove 


boat swain * strove low 7 er 




* Others pronounce loth, bo'sn. 


What words 
the? 


\ end in, or contain oar? what oorl 


What end in rde, ss, 


LESSON XCV. 




Words ending in ase, ass 


, ace, aze, aize, ase, aise, and ize. 


Base 


place 


em brace 


baize 


case 


space 


dis grace 


maize ) 


chase 


brace 


re trace 


maiz j 


vase 


grace 


gaze 


ra$e 


bass 


trace 


haze 


pha^e 


a base 7 


de face 7 


blaze 


phrase 


de base 


ef face 


glaze 


par 7 a phrase 


!e rase 


Tin lace 


maze 


<;hai$e 


face 


re place 


raze 


rai^e 


lace 


dis place 


craze 


praise 


mace 


mis place 


graze. 


ap praise ' ) 


pace 


gri mace 


a maze 7 


ap prize j 


What 


words end in ase i 


md ass ? What in 


aize y and aise ? 




LESSON XCVL 




Words in which a, au, aw, 


awe, oa, and on 


have the ,sound of 




6 

a 


as in ball. 




Wa/k 


thwart 


wa ter 


ha/k 


swart 


thrall dom ) 


ca/k 


warmth 


thral dom ) 


? eha/k 


al' ter 


swarth y 


ta/k 


al der 


war fare 


sta/k 


al w 


ays 


war ble 


dwarf 


al so 


ward en 


wharf 


cal dron 


ward robe 



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THE PRACTICAL 




war like 


gaud y 


a er o naut 


war rior* 


fau cet 


mau^so le 7 um 


warn ing 


TL&ugh ty 


awe 


al tar 


h&ugh ty 


hawk 


bal sam 


bau ble 


brawl 


w T ith al 7 


caus tic 


drawl 


re ward 


au tumn 


spawn 


re call 


au gur 


yawl 


be fall 


Au gust 


yawn 


in thrall 


be daub 7 


aw 7 ful 


in stall 


de fraud 


awn ing 


ap pall 


as sault 


haw thorn 


a thwart 


a vaunt 


law ful 


a ward 


ap plaud 


law suit 


ta/k 7 a tive 


ap plause 


taw dry 


aid er man 


de bauch 


taw ny 


sauce 


aug ment 


awk ward 


gauze 


au 7 di ble 


torn 7 a hawk 


laud 


au di ence 


straw ber .ry 


caught 


au di tor 


broad 


taught 


author ize 


groat 


nought 


au to crat 


a broad 7 


fmught 


au spi ce§ 


sought 


aught 


fraud u lent 


thought 


slaug'A 7 ter 


laud a ble 


bought 


dau^A ter 


nau ti lus 


brought 


au dit 


au turn 7 nal 


fought 


plau dit 


au then tic 


wrought 


au thor 


ma rand er 


nought 


au burn 


au thor 7 i ty 


ought 


lau rel 


au torn a ton 


be sought 7 


p a au per 


tau tol o gy 


cough f* 


sau cer 


au 7 di to ry 


trough | 


What words contain oa ? What contain 


or end in ough ? 


# Pronounced 


war' yur. t Pronounced kauf, trauf. 



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Words in which 

False 
swath 
swath§ 
quaph 
wast 
what 
wal' let 
wal nut 
wan der 
wan ton 
wad die 
swad die 
waf fle 



LESSON XCVIL 
a and au have the sound of a as in wad. 



false hood 
pal frey 
pal try 
pal §y 
swal low 
wal low 
warn pum 
fal ter 
halt er 
pal ter 
jtfsal ter 
quad rant 
quar ry 



quart er 
quar rel 
squan der 
squad ron 
war rant 
war ren 
quad / ru ped 
qual i ty 
quan ti ty 
quad ru pie 
laud a num 
sub al' tern 
e qual'i ty 



Tar' dy. does. 



LESSON XCVIIL 
hear. goes. teach' gr. gone. 

The Tardy Boy, 

That boy is sliding on the ice. 
He has put his books on the 

stone. 
He was on the way to school. 
His mother told him to make 
haste, lest he should be 
too late ; for it would soon 
be nine o'clock. But he does not love his books. 
He is a lazy boy, and very fond of play. The 
school-bell rings. He hears it, and should go 
quickly, but he does not stop sliding. He slides 
a long time. At last, he goes to school. He is 
very late. The teacher tells him he has done 
wrong, and that he must stay after his school- 




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THE PRACTICAL 



mates have gone home. This will make him 
sorry. His parents will be sorry too. For he 
will have to tell them of it. Good boys and 
girls will take care never to be tardy at school. 
Are you ever tardy ? 

lesson xcix. 

Words in which a, au, and ea have the sound of a as in bar. 



Grant 
chant 
pant 
ant 
slant 
snath 
Gratia 
a slant 7 
ca tarrA 
a g/zast 
en chant 
r/m 7 barb" 



ba/m 

ca/m 

psa/m 

quaZm 

pa/m 

a/m§ 

ca/f 

ha/f 

ca/ve 

ha/ve 

sa/ve 

jssa/m 7 ist 



gz/ard 



aunt 
daunt 
haunt 
jaunt 
flaunt 
gaunt 
vaunt * 
taunt 
saun 7 ter* 
haunch 
launch > 
ras// ber ry ^sa/m 7 o dy lanch J 
* Some pronounce vawnt. 

LESSON a 

Words ending in et, it, ute, ait, oat, ot, ut 



branch 
stanch 
draft ) 
draught) 
laugh (laf ) 
laugh' ter 



laugh 7 a ble 

hearth 

heart 

heart 7 y 

heart less 

hart 

aye 



Mar 7 ket 
bas ket 
cas ket 
gant let 
gaunt let 
scar let 
var let 
Ian c-et 
gar net 
buck et 



hab it 
rab bit 

orb it 
cred it 
lim it 
sum mit 
vom it 
her mit 
mer it 
spir it 



por trait 
ri ot 
pi lot 
wairi scot 
waist coat 
har lot 
ab bot 
tur bot 
fag oot 
mag got 



and at. 

horn et 
trump et 
tip pet 
pup pet 
clar £t 
tab ret 
gar ret 
fer ret 
lap pet 
on set 





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5o j 


1 buf fet 


cul prit 


big'ot 




sun set 


gib bet 


vis; it 


in got 




clos et 


dul cet 


ex it 


spig ot 




gus set 


hatch et 


trans it 


bal lot 




rus set 


latch et 


min ute (it) 


des pot 




riv et 


fresh et 


-in hab' it 


car rot 




vel vet 


jack et 


co hab it 


par rot 




ban quet 


} rack et 


pro hib it 


piv ot 




mus ket 


1 pack et 


de crep it 


a/ pri cot 


tab let 


brack et 


in her it 


pa tri ot * 


drib let 


pick et 


de po§ it 


id i ot 




gob let 


thick et 


de mer it 


poly g 


lot 


mal let 


crick et 


cir" cuit (kit) 


al i quot 


pal let 


tick et 


bis cuit 


gam 7 ut 


bil let 


wick et 


conduit(dit) 


chest nut 


fillet 


dock et 


je§' u it 


car at 




skil let 


lock et 


ben e fit 


due at 




gul let 




* Some, pat' ri ot. 






What words end in ute ? m uit ? in 


ait ? in oat ? in i 


it ? and in at ? 




LESSON CI. 






Words ending in et, it, ite, ig 


lit, eit, ute 


, ip, 


ep, and op. 


Se' cret 


sock et 




cu 


bit * 


di et 


blank et 




bow sprit 


qui et 


trink et 




pul pit 


brace let 


ring let 




gran ite 


po et 


cam let 




res 


pite ) 
pit ( 


ca ret 


ham let 




res 


cru et 


in let 


- 


def i nite 


su et 


chap let 




in 


fi nite 


bul let 


trip let 




hyp o crite 


pul let 


corse let 




req ui site 


pock et 


helm et 




per qui §ite 


rock et 


u nit 




ex 


qui §ite 



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^ 


ap po §ite 


run net 


vi o let 


op po site 


brisk et 


bay o net 


fa vor ite 


front let 


in ter 7 pret 


com po§' ite 


lin net 






fort' night 


bon net 


tu' lip 


for feit 


son net 


cow slip 


sur feit 


budg et 


gos sip 


coun' ter feit 


fidg et 


tur nip ) 


con trib' ute 


aF pha bet 


tur nep j 


dis trib ute 


ep i thet 


pars nep 


at trib ute 


am u let 


bish op 


em 7 met 


riv u let 


gal lop 


plum met 


cab i net 


seal lop 


com et 


ep au let 


shal lop 


plan et 


bar on et 


scol lop 


val et 


cor o net 


hys sop* 


ten et 


min a ret 


de vel 7 op 


mag net 


par a pet 


en vel op ) 


sig net 


min u et 


en vel ope j 


* 


Some pronounce hiz' 


zup. 


What words end in ight ? in eit ? in 


ute ? in ep? 




LESSON CIL 




Words 


ending in ire, yre, ipe, 


and ype. 


Tire con spire at tire 


gripe 


dire as 


pire sat 7 ire 


pipe 


sire re 


spire vam pire ripe 


ire in 


spire em pire 


tripe 


quire per spire um pire 


stripe 


squire ex 


pire pis mire 


wipe 


wire trans pire quag mire type 


ac quire 7 de 


§ire lyre 


an 7 ti type 


re quire re 


tire pyre 


pro to type 


ad mire en 


tire snipe 


stei^e otype 


What words end in yre ? in ype ? 



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LESSON CIIL 
In the following words yte, iglit, and eight are pronounced Ite. 

Mite in vite fight a light 7 

bite re quite light de light 

spite in diet (ite) blight a right 

rite fi 7 nite flight af fright 

sprite le vite plight twi 7 light 

trite con trite slight flight y 

site ex 7 pe dite night might y 

write rec on dite right light en 

ex cite 7 -sat el lite bright bright en 

in cite er u dite fright tight en 

re cite par a site aright fright en 

in dite ap pe tite sight sleight 

po lite pros e lyte tight ( height 

u nite co? mop 7 o lite wight ( highth (hit-th) 

de spite night 7 in gale Anight height 7 en 

"What worcta end in, or contain eight ? 



In the 

Dine 

fine 

shine 

vine 

kine 

line 

mine 

nine 

pine 

spine 

brine 

shrine 

thine 



LESSON civ. 

following words yne and ign are pronounced Ine. 



twine re pine 

wine su 7 pine 

swine con 7 cu bine 

tine crys tal line 

sa line 7 aq ui line 

com bine eg Ian tine 

de fine in ter line 

re fine in fan tine 

con fine por en pine 

de cline tur pen tine 

re cline val en tine 

in cline brig an tine 

ca nine an o dyne 

What words end in, or contain ign J 



su per fine 
sign 
en 7 sign 
as sign 7 
be nign 
con sign 
con dign 
de sign 
re §ign 
ma lign 
coun 7 ter sign 
as sign ee 7 
con sign ee 



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LESSON CV. 
Les r son. read. 

The G'trl who loved her Book. 

Here is Jane once more. 

She is coming from school, 
with a book in her hand. 

She looks happy. Why is 
she happy ? 

She was a good girl at school. 

She did not laugh nor play ; 
but was attentive to her lessons, and careful to 
obey her teacher. She was kind to her school 
mates, and did to them as she would wish them 
to do to her. They all love her much. The 
teacher gave her the book, which she has in 
her hand, because sha behaved well. It is a 
useful book, and she will love to read it. She 
will carry it home. Her father and mother will 
be glad to see it, and to find that Jane was a 
good girl at school. Good boys and girls try 
to behave well at school, because it makes their 
parents happy. Do you do so ? 



LESSON CVL 
Words ending in ice, Ise, f, igli, ye, Te, Ted, and I. 



Dice 

mice 

rice 

vice 

lice 

splice 

slice 

spice 



thrice 
price 
trice 
twice 
en tice 7 
ad vice 
de vice 
rise 



vise 

pre cise 7 
con cise 
par 7 a dise 
wry 
buy 
defy 7 
ally 



com ply 
im ply 
re ply 
apply 
sup ply 
July 
de ny 
de cry 



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de scry mod i fy vil i fy bye 

espy mollify petrify eye 

re ly mor ti fy viv i fy dye 

aw ry nul li fy cer ti fy rye 

beau' ti fy oc cu py liq ue fy lye 

era' ci fy os si fy am pli fy pie 

glo ri fy rar e fy *ilas si fy hie 

no ti fy rat i fy mul ti ply die 

pu ri fy rec ti fy fals i fy lie 

pu tre fy sane ti fy qual i fy tie 

stu pe fy sat is fy ed i fy vie 

de i fy sig ni fy in den/ ni fy fie 

dig ni fy sim pli fy per son i fy pied 

for ti fy stul ti fy i den ti fy ma / gi 

grat i fy ter ri fy di vers i fy rab bi 

just i fy test i fy high al' ka li 

lull a by ver i fy mgh ge ni i 

mag ni fy vers i fy sigh lit e ra' ti 

What words end in ise ? in uy ? in igh 1 in ye? in ie, or contain it 1 and 
in i ? What end in efy ? 

LESSON CVIL 

In the following words ue at the end is silent. 

Bog ec' logue vague brogue 

cog dem / a gogue plague vogue 

league rogue 

co? league rogu' ish 

in trigue' * rogw' er y 

fa tigue * pro rogue 7 

ha rangue dis em bogue' 

tongue (tung) pro / logue 

* Pronounced in treg', fa teg . 

What in igue 1 



flocr 


cat a logue 


fog 


ep i logue 
dec a logue 


jog 
log 

frog 


S) r n a gogue 
ped. a gogue 
di a logue 



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LESSON CVIII. 
Words ending in ed, id, od, ad, and ud. 



Ha' tred raV id tor pid 

a ged mor bid sap id 

na ked tur bid ar id 

sa cred flac cid * ac rid 

sto ried ran cid bed rid 

tro phied vis cid flor id 

gnarl ed can did hor rid 

pal sied splen did tor rid 

crab bed sor did Ian guid* 

wick ed val id , liq uid 

wretch ed gel id liv id 

kin dred pal lid viv id 

hun dred sol id fer vid 

stud ied tim id lu cid 

re nowned' rap id tu mid 

big 7 ot ed vap id fiu mid 

i§' o la ted tep id pu trid 

an ti qua ted lim pid lu rid 

* Pronounced lang' gwid. 

What words end in ied 



stu pid 
dru id 
fluid 
f e tid 
squal id 
pyr' a mid 
in va lid f 
in trep' id 
in sip id 
sal' ad 
bal lad 
meth od 
syn od 
trl ad 
pe' ri od 
myr i ad 
o lym' pi ad 
tal 7 mud 



t Others pronounce in va leed'. 
? in ad 1 in od ? and in ud ? 



Field. 




LESSON CIX. 

dai' sy. pret/ ty. ev' er y. 

The Field Daisy. 

I'm a pretty, little thing, 
Always coming with the Spring. 
In the meadows green I'm found, 
Peeping just above the ground ; 
And my stalk is covered flat 
With a white and yellow hat. 





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Little lady, when you pass 




Lightly o'er the tender grass, 




Skip about, but do not tread 




On my meek and lowly head ; 




For I always seem to say 


t 




" Chilly Winter 's gone away." 




Where is God 1 






In the sun, the moon, the 


sky; 




On the mountain, wild and high ; 




In the thunder, in the rain 


t> 




In the grove, the wood, the plain ; 




In the little birds that sing ; 




God is seen in every thing. 




LESSON CX. 




Words in which ear, eer, ere, ire, and ier 


have the sound of ere. 


Clear 


}^ear 


jeer 


dear 


gear 


leer 


fear 


beard * 


sneer 


hear 


be smear 7 


peer 


shear 


en dear 


seer 


blear 


ap pear 


queer 


ear 


up rear 


steer 


smear 


ar rear 


veer 


near 


dis ap pear 7 


ye neer' 


spear 


ap pear 7 ance 


ca reer 


rear 


beer 


mount ain eer 7 


drear 


deer 


en gi neer 


sear 


cheer 


dom i neer 


i tear 

i 


sheer 

* Some pronounce berd. 


vol un teer 



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son net eer sin cere 7 


gla cier * 


gaz et teer ad here 


cash 


ier 


pam phlet eer co here 


der nier 


fa §il 


eer aus tere 


fin an cier 7 


mn ti 


neer re vere 


brig 


a dier 


pi o neer se vere m 


gren 


a dier 


o ver i 


seer per se 


vere 7 


cav 


a lier 


pri va 


teer hem 7 i 


sphere 


9hev 


a lier 


ma let 


eer at mos phere 


9h.au 


l de lier 


anc tion eer shire * 


gon 


do lier 


char i 


ot eer 7 bier 




can 


non ier 


mere 


tier 




buc 


a nier 


sere 


pier 




cuir 


as sier 


sphere 


Iron tier 7 


(kw T er as seer) 




* Some pronounce shire, g 


la sher 


. 




What words ( 


md in ire and 


ier? 






LESSON CXI. 






Words in 


which ea, ee, e, ei 


ie, and i, have the sound of e as 




in 


here. 






Bead 


creed 


se cede 




teat 


; lead 


freed 


con cede 


wheat 


plead 


seed 


im pede 




de feat 7 


mead 


weed 


in ter cede 7 


re peat 


&nead 


steed 


su per sede 


en treat 


read 


sue ceed 7 


eat 




re treat 


deed 


pro ceed 


beat 




beet 


feed 


ex ceed 


feat 




feet 


heed 


in deed 


cheat 




sheet 


bleed 


mis deed 


bleat 




fleet 


meed 


* a greed 


heat 




sleet 


need 


cede 


meat 




meet 


speed 


ac cede 7 


neat 




greet 


reed 


re cede 


peat 




street 
sweet J 


breed 


pre cede 


treat 





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dis creet 7 
mete 
re plete 7 
com plete 
se- crete 
con 7 crete 
ob'so lete 
de celt 7 
con ceit 
re ceipt 

What words 
iek and ique ? 



beak 

leak 

bleak 

sneak 

peak 

speak 

streak 

tweak 

7z;reak 

creak 



freak 
* screak 
squeak 
weak 
cheek 
leek 
sleek 
meek 
reek 
peek 



* Others pronounce krik, t ob 
end in cad ? in sede ? in ete ? in eit 



creek * 
greek 
seek 
week 
eke 
shriek 
pique (pek) 
ob lique 7 f 
an tique 
u nique 

like. 

and eipt ? in eke ? in 



LESSON CXIL 

Words in which ea, ee, ei, e, i, ie, and eo have the sound of e 

as in here. 



Deal 


keel 


stream 7 er 


yean 


heal 
meal 


peel 
reel 


squeam ish 
deem 


sheen 
keen 


peal 
seal 


kneel 
steel 


seem 
teem 


spleen 
screen ) 


steal 


gen teeV 


re deem 7 


skreen j 


veal 


teil 


es teem 


green 


squeal 
weal 


ceil 
beam 


theme 
ex treme 7 


seen 
teen 


zeal 
con ceaF 


gleam 
ream 


su preme . 
bias pheme 


queen 
ween 


con geal 


scream 


bean 


ca re en 7 


ap peal 
re peal 


cream 
dream 


* dean 
lean 


tu reen 
be tween 


re veal 


stream 


clean 


pis j ta reen 7 


eel 


seam 


glean 


scene 


feel 


team 


mean 


ob scene 7 


heel 


steam 


wean 


se rene 



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PRACTICAL 


-n 


ter rene 


ma rine 


mien 


keep 


1 con vene 


rou tine* man da 


rin 7 deep 


gan 7 grene 


mag a zine 7 weep 


reap 


con tra vene 7 quar an tine steep 


heap 


su per vene ma (jhi 7 nist sweep 


leap • 


in ter vene 


ma phin 7 


er y sleep 


cheap 


ra vine 7 


Hen 


sheep 


neap 


ma gliine 


sein ) 


peep 


stee 7 pie j 


ton tine 


seine j 


creep 


peo pie 


What words end in eil ? in erne 


? in ine ? in ien ? 


in tin ? and in in ? 


What word contains eo ? * _:. _ 








vu, as o m move. 






LESSON CXIIL 




Words in which ea, ee, ie 3 


and ei, have the sound of e as in 






here. 




Beach 


priest 


grief 


re lieve 


bleach 


teeth 


chief 


re prifeve 


each 


wreath 


lief 


re trieve 


breach 


heath 


thief 


griev 7 ons 


preach 


sheath 


fief 


griev ance 


peach 


seethe 


- be lief 7 . 


con ceive 7 


teach 


wreath 


re lief 


de ceive 


im peach 7 


sheathe 


sleeve 


per ceive 


beech 


breathe 


peev 7 ish 


re ceive 


leech 


be neath 7 


cleave 


ei 7 ther 


speech 


be queath 


heave 


nei ther 


breech* 


wreaths 


leave 


leis ure * 


screech 


sheath^ 


weave 


seiz ure 


be seech 7 


beef 


be reave 7 


in vei 7 gle 


beast 


reef 


thieve 


o bei sance 


least 


sheaf 


grieve 


field 


yeast 


leaf 


ag grieve 7 


shield 


east 


deaf* 


a chieve 


wield 


feast 


brief 


be lieve 


vield 


* 


Some pronounce biich, def, lezh ur. 





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un wield 7 y siege 
fiend be siege 

liege leash 

What words end ir. icst ? in eaf? in ewe ? What others contain ei ? 



ea 7 $y sieve (yi^) 
bea ver mis 7 chief (chrf) 
wea ry hand 7 ker chief 



Pea 

lea 

flea 

tea 

plea 

sea 

yea* 

bo hea 7 

key 



lack 7 



jock ey 
tur key 



lesson cxiv. 

Words ending in ea, ay, ey, ie, i, 

bee 

fee 

knee 

thee 

lee 

flee 

glee 

free 

tree 

three 

see 

lev 7 ee 

cof fee 



mot ley 
lam prey 
chim ney 
gzdn ea 
clay ey 
prair ie 
spe cie f 
cau sey 
par ley 



quay (ke) bar ley 



e y 



pars ley 
ban dit 7 ti 
com mit tee 



med ley sper ma ce 7 ti gran dee 7 

al ley 

gal ley 

val ley 

vol ley 

pul ley 



ac 7 me a gree 

sim 7 i le de gree 

hy per 7 bo le gran tee 

e pit o me trus tee 

ex tern po re set tee 

hackney ca tas-tro phe de cree 

kid ney a pos tro phe ra zee 

* Some pronounce ya. f Pronounced spe' shy. 
What words end in ea ? in ay ? in ie ? and in i? 

LESSON CXV. 

Words in which ea, ee, ie, ei, e, and i, in monosyllables and 

the last syllables, have the sound of e as in here. 

Please tea§e di§ ea§e 



and ee. 

ven dee 
morf ga gee / 
ob li gee 
ref u gee 
deb au phee 
ap pel lee 
ref er ee 
dis a gree 
prom i see 
o ver see 
leg a tee 
guar an tee 
ab sen tee 
pat en tee 
dev o tee 
rep ar tee 
war ran tee 
ju 7 bi lee 
ped i gree 
Phar i see 
Sad du cee 



ease 



ap pea^e" 



cheese 



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these 
breeze 
wheeze 
freeze 
squeeze 
frieze 
seize 
lee$ 
se' ri e§ 
6b / se quie§ 
* Pronounced ab 
What words 



ab o rig 7 i ne§ * peace 
an tip 7 o de§ f fleece 
cease 



lease 
crease 
grease 
cle crease 7 
in crease 
re lease 
de cease 

o rij'enez. f Some pronounce an' tepodz. 
end in ieze ? in eize ? iece 1 ice 1 and ise ? 



geese 
niece- 
piece 
ca price 7 
po lice 
va iise 
pe lisse 
front 7 is piece 




lesson cxvi. 

Nev' er. par tak' er. when. 

Proverbs ; or short, wise sayings. 

Rolling the little snowball 

makes the great one. 
An angry man never wants 

trouble. 
Nothing can need a lie. 
The partaker is as bad as 
the thief. 

A boy is known by the company, that he keeps. 
Much would have more, and lost all. 
Tardy at school, tardy through life. 
When one will not quarrel, two cannot. 
Be slow to speak of the faults of others. 
A little wrong done to another, is a great wrong 
to one's self. 

Empty things sound the loudest. 
One lie makes another. 
It is good to begin well; it is better to 
well. 



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LESSON CXVIL 




Words of th 


:ee syllables, aecente 


J on the first. 


Dr a dem 


wa ri ness 


pen te cost 


di a gram 


pu gi list • 


pov er ty 


do na tive 


su i cide 


rem e dy 


cu ra tive 


ru bi cund 


tap es try 


' lu era tive 


sto i cism 


trav es ty 


he bra ism 


lone li ness 


un der ling 


he bra ist 


boun ti ful 


in tel lect 


di a lect 


e go tism 


sol e ci^m 


hy a cinth 


e go tist 


sym me try 


dy nas ty 


hu mo rist 


mag ne ti§m 


ri val ry 


eu lo gy 


maj es ty ■ 


fe al ty 


pro to col 


mod es ty 


rheu. ma tiipn 


luck i ly 


hon es ty 


a the ism 


guwc an ty 


mul ber ry 


a the ist 


leth ar gy 


hap pi ness 


du el list ) 


am nes ty 


horn i ly 


du el ist ) 


bod i ly 


man i fest 


pu ber ty 


as ter isk 


man i fold 


cru el ty 


com e dy 


man li ness 


like li hood 


el e gy 


mul ti form 


live li hood 


en e my 


prodigy 


hast i ly 


en er gy 


par ti tive 


fu gi tive 


lib er ty 


har di hood 


pu ni tive 


ob e lisk 


bar ba ri^m 


u ni form 


emp ti ness 


tar di ness 


u ni corn 


pan the itjm 


craft i ly 


ho li ness 

1 


pan the ist 

LESSON CXVIII. 


mount e bank 


Words of three syllables, accents 


3d on the first. 


Fam 7 i ly 


aq ue duct 


nov el ty 


an ces try 


- nov el ist 


tal i§ man 



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THE PRACTICAL 


{ 


crit i ci§m 




ret i cule 


croc o dile 


cap ri corn 




rid i cule 


par ox ysm 


dif fi cult 




sat ir ist 


ex or ci^m 


ef fi gj m < 


i 


mat ri cide 


ret-ro spect 


trans i tive 




frat ri cide 


mel o dy 


po$ i tive 




par ri cide 


meth od ism 


gen i tive 




horn i cide 


meth od ist 


sub stan tiv€ 


i 


per fi dy 


col lo quy 


ep i gram 




des ti ny 


ob lo quy 


hand i craft 




ad jec tive 


al co hoi 


hand i work 




sen si tive 


rAap so dy 


lab y rinth 




ab so lute 


mon o tone 


minis try 




col o ny 


pan to mime 


rep ri mand 




col o nist 


ca§ u ist 


rud di ness 




big ot ry 


lit ur gy 


sub si dy 




cus to dy 


ex pie tive 


mys ti cism 




des pot i?m 


oc u list 


fan ci ful 




her o ism 


cal um ny 


mer ci ful 




mon o dy 


in dus try 


pit i ful 




pan o ply 


in ju ry 


plen ti ful 




par o dy 


per ju ry 


seep ti cism 


! 


pros o dy 


cir cum spect 


skep ti cism 


1 


syL lo gism 


man u script 


ves ti bule 




cam o mile 


man u mit 


* 




LESSON CXIX. 


* 


Words of two and three syllables, accented on the first. 


Gar 7 land 


thou §and al mond em e raid 


hoi land 


le gend dr a mond scaf fold 


er rand 


preb end ger 7 und scab bard 


i gor mand 


div 


'■ i dend joe und 


stand ard 


hus band 


rev 


e rend her aid 


hag gard 


hus 7 band ry 


str 


pend her 7 ale 


. ry nig gard 


vi 7 and 


sec 


ond rib aid 


ry slug gard 



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or chard 


haz ard 


way ward 


short est 


tank ard 


liz ard 


hal berd 


long est 


drunk ard wiz ard 


shep herd 


swift est 


spike nar 


d giz zard 


pot sherd 


larg est 


leop ard 


buz zard 


rec ord 


har vest 


jeop ard 


do tard 


cup board 


pa pist 


cus tard 


home ward bal last 


lo cust 


J mus tard 


stew ard 


mod est 


bold est 


' wind ward steel yard 


hon est 


kind est 


' ' back ward fro ward 


tern pest 


in 7 ter est 


vine yard 


to ward 


for est 


am e thyst 


What words end in and ? 


in und ? in old ? and in erd 1 




LESSON cxx. 




Words in which -ea, ai, ay, i 


e, and ei, have the sound of e as 




in red. 




' Bread 


breast 


earn est 


stead fast 


dead 


cleanse 


earth en 


bed stead 


dread 


earl 


feath er 


stealth y 


head 


pearl 


leath er 


threat en 


tread 


hearse 


leath ern 


weap on 


lead 


learn 


hog? head 


weath er 


read 


earn 


heav y 


zeal ous 


spread 


yearn 


lead en 


jeal ous 


stead 


realm 


dead en 


<a breast 7 


thread 


dealt 


dead ly 


a head 


1 breadth 


meant 


mead ow 


be head 


breath 


dreamt 


leav en 


be spread 


death 


sw r eat 


heav en 


be stead 


dearth 


threat 


peas ant 


in stead 


earth 


search 


phea? ant 


re search 


, health 


break 7 fast 


plea? ant 


re hearse 


stealth 


clean ly 


read y 


re hears 7 al 


i wealth 

. - 


ear ly 


stead y 


al read y 


i 









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en deav or 
read 7 i ly 
read i ness 



treach er ous 

treach er j 
said 

What words contain ai, ay, ie, and ei ? 



saith 
a gain 7 



a gainst 



Saj^S (sez) 

friend 
lieif 7 er 



Chance 

dance 

lance 

glance 

prance 

trance 

mis chance 7 

per chance 

en hance 

a skance 

en trance 

ad vance 

ro mance 

fi nance 

ex panse 

dense 

sense 

tense 

con dense 7 

im mense 



LESSON CXXL 
Words ending in nee and nse. 



dis pense 
in tense 
ex pense 
sus pense 
in cense 
non 7 sense 
II cense 



mmce 

prince 

since 

quince 

wince 

rinse 

e vince 7 



frank in' cense"* con vince 



fence 
hence 
thence 
whence 
pence 

com mence y 
de fence 
de fense 
of fence ) 
of fense j 
pre tence 
pre tense 

Others, frank' in cense. 



prov 7 ince 
sconce 
ounce 
bounce 
flounce 
pounce 
trounce 
de n ounce 7 
re nounce 
an nounce 
pro nounce 
dunce 



What words end in arise ? in insc ? in once ? and unce ? 



Farce 
parse 
sparse 



LESSON CXXII. 
Words ending in rce and rse. 

fierce * scarce 

pzerce * ' co erce 7 

tierce * a merce 

Some pronounce fers, pers, ters. 



verse 

terse 
hearse 



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) 

re hearse 7 


re 


verse 


trav erse di vorce 7 


crrse 


in 


verse 


di 


verse source 


nurse 


per verse 


u 7 


ni verse re source 7 


purse 


trans verse 


horse coarse 


con verse 7 


in 


tersperse 7 


corse hoarse 


as perse 


dis burse 7 


re 


morse 7 course 


(lis perse 


re 


im burse 7 


en 


dorse ) re coz^rse 7 


im merse 


com 7 merce 


in 


dorse j dis coz^rse 


a verse 


ad 


verse , 


force con 7 course 






What words 


3iid in rce ? 






LESSON CXXIIL 


Words ending in s, 


ss, 


sse, and see. 


Gas 
a las 7 




dress 
stress 




re press 
im press 


sas 7 sa fras 

ass 

bass 


press 
chess 
guess 




com press 
op press 
dis tress 


lass 
class 




ac cess 7 
sue cess 




ex press 
as sess 


glass 




re cess 




pos sess 


mass 




con fess 




ab 7 scess 


pass 




pro fess 




in gress 


brass 
grass 




ex cess 
un less 




pre pos sess 7 
nev er the less 7 


a mass 7 




ca ress 




fi nesse 7 


re pass 
sur pass 




ad dress 
re dress 




ac qui esce 7 
co a lesce 


mo rass 




e gress 




ef fer vesce 


less 




ag gress 




boss 


bless 




di gress 




cross 


tress 




trans gress 


loss 


mess 




de press 




gloss 



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THE PRACTICAL 



moss 
dross 

toss 

What words end in as 1 



a cross 
em boss 
ma tross 

What in sse ? in esce 1 



fuss 
truss 
dis cuss 7 

What monosyllables 




end in single s ? See Rule IV. for spelling, page 161. 

LESSON CXXIV. 
Blue. glad 7 den. 

God made all things. 

God made the sky so bright and 
blue, 
God made the grass so green ; 
He made the flowers that smell 
so sweet, 
In pretty colors seen. 

God made the little birds to fly ; 

How sw r eetly they have sung ; 
And though they soar so very high, 

They wont forget their young. 

God made the cow to give us milk, 

The horse for us to use ; 
I'll treat them kindly for his sake, 

Nor dare his gifts abuse. 

God made the sun that shines so bright, 

And gladdens all I see, 
It comes to give us heat and light ; 

How thankful I should be. 

God made the moon and stars on high, 

To rule the darksome night ; 
How bright they shine in yonder sky, 

To cheer us with their light. 



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LESSON CXXV. 




Words ending in ss, s, se, 


and ce. 


Hiss 


pa ren the sis 


ed i lice 


kiss 


hy poth e sis 


or i fice 


bliss 


a nal y sis 


av a rice 


miss 


pa ral y sis 


den ti frice 


a miss 7 


a man u en 7 sis 


lie o rice 


re miss 


no 7 tice (tis ) 


ar mis tice 


(lis miss 


po^l tice 


ar ti fice 


a byss 


jazm dice 


ac com 7 plice 


T ris 


of lice 


ap pren tice 


ba sis 


mal ice 


mor 7 tise 


cri sis 


sur plice 


prom ise 


gra tis 


cor nice 


fran chi§€ 


clas sis 


cop pice 


prac tice 


der vis 


sol stice 


treat ise 


ax is 


just ice 


pref ace 


em 7 pha sis 


lat tice 


sur face 


syn the sis 


crev ice 


pal ace 


gen e sis 


nov ice 


neck lace 


o a 7 sis 


serv ice 


sol ace 


pro bos cis 


let tuce (tis ) 


men ace 


el lip sis 


tor toise 


pin nace 


sy nop sis 


cow 7 ard ice 


fur nace . 


me trap 7 o lis 


prej u dice 


ter race 


an tith e sis 


ben e fice 


pur chase 


What words end in yss ? in uce ? in oise 


? in ise ? in ase ? 


i 

! 


LESSON CXXVL 


1 


Wo 


rds ending in s, ss, and se. 


Can 7 vas 


cop 7 per as 


tres pass 


at las 


er y sip 7 e las 


can vass 


bi as 


wind 7 lass 


har ass 



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THE PRACTICAL 




cut lass 


ruth less 


cir cus 


car cass 


cy press 


sur plus 


em bar 7 rass jew ess 


istA mus 


ab 7 bess 


prow ess 


cen sus 


prin cess 


heed less 


in 7 cu bus 


reck less 


peer less 


ex o dus 


bur gess 


child less 


im pe tus 


em press 


seam stress 


ge ni us 


wit ness 


lar gess 


ra di us 


con gress * har ness 


pros pec 7 tus 


prog ress 


dT o cese / 


co los sus 


ac tress 


di o cess j 


Le vit 7 i cus 


for tress 


re 7 bus 


as par a gus 


mis tress 


fo cus 


ap pa ra/ tus 


mat tress 


) mu cus 


pur 7 pose 


mat ress 


j ge nus 


por poise ) 


but tress 


vi rus 


por pess j 




* Pronounced kong gres. 




What words end in ese ? in ose'. 


} in (rise? 




LESSON CXXVII. 


Words in which oo, and accented o have the sound of o as in 




move. 




Rood 


booth hoof 


ooze 


brood 


smooth woof 


cool 


mood 


soothe broom 


loon 


food 


tooth groom 


swoon 


moor 


scoop loom 


roost 


boor 


stoop room 


scAool 1 


poor 


whoop - goose 


groove 


moot 


swoop loose 


boo 7 by 


boot 


troop moose 


boot y 


shoot 


roof noo$e 


bo ?om 


hoot 


proof choose 


bride groom , 



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pan ta loon 7 
for sooth 7 
a loof 
bab oon 
bal loon 
bas soon 
buf foon 



dra goon 
fes toon 
har poon 
lam poon 
la goon 
pla toon 
pon toon 



rac coon 
sa loon 
pol troon 
mon soon 
be hoof 
be hoove ] 
be hove I 



ru move 
re prove 
im prove 
ap prove 
(lis prove 
en tom& 
hec 7 a tomb 



What word ends in ze 1 In which words does single o sound as in move 1 

LESSON CXXVIIL 

Words in which ou, oeu, oo, oe, and the o in monosyllables 

and accented syllables, have the sound of o as in move. 



Group 


ac cou tre ) 


too 


croup 


ac cou ter ) 


a do 7 


soup 


ma nceu vre ) 


who 


sou 


ma neu ver ) 


who^e 


tour 


ren 7 dez vou§ 


whom 


tour 7 ist 


tour na ment 


who' so ev er 


car touch 7 


two 


cuck 7 oo 


sur tout 


tomb 


• tat too 7 


un couth 


coo 


shoe 


con tour 


woo 


ca noe 7 



What words end in ous ? in oo 1 in oe ? 

LESSON CXXIX. 
Words in which ieu, ue, ew, iew, ou, ewe, and eau are found. 

Lieu (lu) 
pur 7 lieu 
lieu ten 7 ant 
a dieu 7 (da) 
cue (ka) 
due 
hue 
flue 



blue 


ven due 


val ue 


glue 


im brue 


con strue 


rue 


ac crue 


is sue* 


true 


en sue 


tis sue * 


sue 


pur sue 


stat ue 


im bue 7 


res 7 cue 


vir tue 


sub due 


ar gue 


res 7 i due 


in due 


a cme 


av e nue 


Pronounced ish u, tisIVu. 





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THE PRACTICAL 



rev e nue 
ret i nue 
con tin/ tie 
! im promp tu 
dew 
few 
hew 
chew 
drew 
view 




stew 

strew 

grew 

Anew 

yew 

ewe (yu) 

you 

vouth 

through 

mil' dew 



What words end in, or contain ieu ? What end in u 1 
in iew ? What contain eau ? 



LESSON CXXX. 
oft' en. which. thirst. 



neph ew 
pur view 
cur few 
sin ew 
re new 7 
re view- 
in/ ter view 
beau' tv - 
beau' ti ful 
beau te ous 

in ewe 1 in ough ? 



Fa' ble. oft' en. which. thirst. af ter. 

The Fable of the Crow and the Jug. 




[A fable is a short story, to teach the truth in a pleasing 
way. It often supposes things to happen which never did 
happen — not to deceive us, but to instruct and amuse. You 
will see this in the following fable.] 

A crow that was dry, strove to quench her 
thirst in a jug which had some water in it. 
But the neck of the jug was so long and nar- 
row, that the poor bird could not get her head 



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in. " Well," said she, " I think I can tell what 
to do with you yet. Come, let me see ; I will 
fill you partly with stones, and then, I dare say, 
the water w T ili rise to the top, do what you can j 
to prevent it." So the crow went to work, as I 
you see in the picture. She dropped in one 
stone after another ; and in a short time the 
water rose so high, that she had as much of it 
as she pleased. 

This fable teaches us, that by planning and 
persevering, we may often do what we think, at 
firsts cannot be done. 

" I cannot" never did any thing. " i" will try" 
has done wonders. 



Words in which 



Pure 
lure 

sure (shur) 
ill sure 7 
as sure 
se cure 
pro cure 
ob scure 
en dure 
ab jure 
al lure 
de mure 
im mure 
ma nure 
in ure 
ad jure 



LESSON CXXXL 
ure, our, eur, ewer, ew, eu, ude, eud, and ewd 
are found. 



L 



ma ture 
your 

ep 7 i cure 
si ne cure 
o ver ture 
por trai ture 
pre ma ture 
lig a ture 
sig na ture 
cur va ture 
for feit ure 
fur ni ture 
ap er ture 
am a tear 7 
con nois sear 
car 7 i ca ture 



min i a ture 
tern per a ture 
lit er a ture 
ju di ca ture 
hew 7 er 
ew er 
skew er 
brew er 
sew T er 
pew ter 
neu ter 
crude 
prude 
rude 

pre 7 lude 
pre elude 7 



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THE PRACTICAI 


i 
i 


se elude 


Ion gi tude 


al ti tude 


e hide 


lat i tude 


serv i tude 


in elude 


sol i tude 


prompt i tude 


con elude 


am pli tude 


qui e tude 


ex elude 


mag ni tude 


dis qui 7 e tude 


de lude 


tur pi tude 


si mil i tude 


al lude 


las si tude 


in fin i tude 


ob trude 


rec ti tude 


de crep i tude 


in trude 


grat i tude 


vi cis si tude 


pro trude 


at ti tude 


be at i tude 


ex ude 


mul ti tude 


feud 


in' ter lude 


apt i tude 


lewd 


hab i tude 


for ti tude 


shrewd 


What words end in our ? in eur ? in eud ? in ewd ? in etude ? 




LESSON CXXXIL 




Words ending in 


a. 


3d' fa 


a re a 


form u la 


ga la 


hy e na 


stam i na 


dra ma 


au ro ra 


al ge bra 


e ra 


er ra ta 


gen e ra 


quo ta 


i o ta 


op e ra 


so da 


di plo ma 


ret i na 


stra ta 


sa li va 


ef flu' vi a 


ze bra 


urn brel la 


mal a ri a 


vil la 


di lem ma 


pen in su la 


stig ma 


e nig ma 


a nath e ma 


dog ma 


ho §an na 


in sig ni a 


ast/fc ma 


pi az za 


a poc ry pha 


com ma 


mi a$ ma 


phe nom e na 


' vis ta 


ve ran da 


in flu er/ za 


stan za 


cu 7 po la 


pan o ra ma 


man na 


ma ni a 


hy dro pho' bi a 


i de 7 a 


scrof u la 


en cy clo pe' di a | 



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LESSON CXXXI1L 


Words of four and five syllables. 


accented variously. 


Re sto 7 ra tive 


ge om e try 


fig 7 u ra tive 


ac cu §a tive 


e van gel ist 


im i ta tive 


pro vo cative 


im pov er ish 


ca§ u al ty 


in tu i tive 


fa nat i ci§m 


pres by ter y 


le vi a than 


in fan ti cide 


em i nent ly 


en thu §i a§m 


a nal o gy 


dif fi cul ty 


en thu §i ast 


a nat o my 


ap o plex y 


de rog a tive 


an tag o nist 


ca§ u is try 


J con serv a tive 


a pol o gist 


con tu me ly 


im per a tive 


a ris to crat 


pol y the i§m 


pre rog a tive 


as trol o gy 


af fi da/ vit 


in die a tive 


a pol o gy 


pan e gyr ist 


su per la tive 


as tron o my 


mul ti pli cand 7 


de fin i tive 


e con o my 


com mu 7 ni ca tive 


in fin i tive 


ge ol o gy 


vi tu pe ra tive 


in qui? i tive 


mo nop o ly 


de mo ni 7 a cal 


re trib u tive 


the ol o gy 


in ter rog a tive 


dis trib u tive 


my thol o gy 


rep re §ent a tive 


di min u tive 


phi lol o gy 


or ni thol o gy 


con sec u tive 


tau tol o gy 


gene al o gy 


an tip a thy 


phre nol o gy 


min e ral o gy 


a nom a ly 


zo ol o gy 


trig o nom e try 


po lyg a my 


mis an thro py 


et y mol o gy 


i dol a try 


dox ol o gy 


phys i ol o gy 


a cad e my 


ven tril o qui§m phra §e ol o gy 




LESSON CXXXIV. 


In the following words ise and ice 


lave the sound of Ize. 


Rise 


ex cise 7 


sur mise 


guise 


de mise 


de spise 


wise 


pre mise 


a rise 



so 


THE PRACTICAL 




em prise 


bra tal ize 


par a Lyze ) 


com prise 


i dol ize 


par a lize ) 


ap prise 


hu man ize 


sol em nize 


chas tise 


sera ti nize 


sat ir ize 


ad vise 


the o rize 


stig ma tize 


de vise 


meth od ize 


mag net ize 


re vise 


gor man dize 


dog ma tize 


dis guise 


ap; gran dize 


an a lyze 


crit 7 i cise 


rec og nize / 


har mo nize 


f cir cum cise 


rec og nise j 


i tal 7 i cize 


ex er cise 


col o nize 


e pit o mize 


mer chan dise 


can on ize 


ex tern po rize 


com pro mise 


pat ron ize 


apol o gize 


en ter prise 


jour nal ize 


a pos tro phize 


ex or cise 


pul ver ize 


phi los o phize 


mod ern ize 


tern po rize 


im mor tal ize 


sym bol ize 


ser mon ize 


e van gel ize 


ad ver tise / 


sym pa thize 


mo nop o lize 


su per vise 


scan dal ize 


e con o mize 


suf fice 7 


sig nal ize 


a pos ta tize 


sac 7 ri fice 


mor al ize 


so lil o quize 


prize 


tan ta lize 


nat 7 u ral ize 


size 


crys tal lize ) 


gen er al ize 


as size 7 


crys tal ize j 


w sec u lar ize 


ap prize 


fer til ize 


sys tern a tize 


bap tize 


civ il ize 


ma te 7 ri al ize 


e 7 qual ize 


tyr an nize 


par tic u lar ize 


neu tral ize 


sub si dize 


a nath e ma tize 


re alize 


ag o nize 


spir 7 it u al ize 


le gal ize 


or gan ize 


rev o lu 7 tion ize 


He who is belli 


What words end in ice ? i 


n yze 1 
for himself, and trouble 


nd-hand, makes work 


for others. 






Virtue is the only true nobility. 


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LESSON CXXXV. 
Words ending in ant and ent, of two syllables, accented on the 

rirst. 

stag nant urg ent 

rem nant tal ent 

flip pant clem ent 

ar rant com ment 

cur rant pen dent 

mer chant vest ment 



Vacant 
pa geant 
gi ant 
pli ant 
claim ant 
poigm. ant 
fla grant 
ty rant 
tru ant 
fra grant 
va grant 
ped ant 
ver dant 
sergeant* 
in fant 
gal lant 
dor mant 
ten ant 



de cent 
re cent 
tri dent 
pru dent 
stu dent 
a gent 
re gent 
co gent 
cli ent 
si lent 
pave ment 
oint ment 
mo ment 
la tent 
po tent 
flu ent 
lam bent 
cres cent 



pen dant 
plea§ ant 
pea§ ant 
phea§ ant 
dis tant 
in stant 
con stant 
ex tant 
sex tant 
serv ant 
tan gent 



pun gent 

* Others pronounce sar' jent. 



ser pent 
cur rent 
ab sent 
pat ent 
pre§ ent 
ad vent 
con vent 
fer vent 
sol vent 
ar dent 
gar ment 
parch ment 



LESSON CXXXVL 
Words ending in ant and ent, of three syllables, accented on 



Com pirant 
as sail ant 
com plain ant 
ac count ant 
pur su ant 
as cend ant 
de scend ant 



the second. 

de fend ant 
at tend ant 
re cum bent 
m cum bent 
qui es cent 
tran scend ent 
re splen dent 



in dul gent 
ef ful gent 
re ful gent 
as trin gent 
con tin gent 
in sur gent 
in clem ent 



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182 


THE PRACTICAL 


i 


im port ant 


in ces sant 


ad ja cent 


as sist ant 


re luct ant 


com pla cent 


ob §erv ant 


re pent ant 


im pru dent 


a bund ant 


a but ment 


de port ment 


re dund ant 


con cur rent 


de po nent 


ac cord ant 


re spond ent 


com po nent 


con cord ant 


con ver gent 


op po nent j 


dis cord ant 


con sist ent 


ad he rent 


in form ant 


in sol vent 


in he rent 


in dig nant 


de lin quent 


co he rent 


ma lig nant 


de pend ent 


en roll ment 


re pug nant 


ab hor rent 


a part ment 




LESSON CXXXVIL 


Words ending in ent and ant, of three 


syllables, accented on 




the first. 




Le'ni ent 


dil i gent 


ar ro gant 


o ri ent 


prev a lent 


ad a mant 


vi o lent 


pest i lent 


ad ju tant 


ve he ment 


ex eel lent 


com bat ant 


ru di ment 


in do lent 


con ver sant 


nu tri ment 


in so lent 


com plai §ant 


in no cent 


tur bu lent 


dis pu tant 


ac ci dent 


op u lent 


men di cant 


in ci dent 


cor pu lent 


sup pli cant 


dif fi dent 


vir u lent 


rec re ant 


con fi dent 


flat u lent 


mis ere ant 


1 re§ i dent 


lig a ment 


ter ma gant 


pres i dent 


firm a ment 


sup pli ant 


ev i dent 


or na ment 


dis so nant 


prov i dent 


sac ra ment 


pet u lant 


im pu dent 


con fi dant 


stim u lant 


in di gent 


el e gant 


eon so nant 


neg li gent 


el e pliant 


oc cu pant 















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ig no rant 


bat tie ment im mi nent 




em i grant 


ten e ment Lin i ment 






mil i tant 


chas ti§e ment prom i nent 






vi§ it ant 


sed i ment con ti nent 






prot fi»t ant 


con di ment per ti nent 






rel e vant 


al i ment ab sti nent 






ra di ant 


com pli ment rev er ent 






par lia ment 


mer ri ment com pe tent 






ar ma ment 


det ri ment pen i tent 






ar gu ment 


sen ti ment es cu lent 






test a ment 


doc u ment im po tent 






el e ment 


mon u ment af flu ent 






hn pie ment 


in stru ment sub se quent 






com pie ment per ma nent con se quent 






sup pie ment 


em l nent el o quent 

LESSON CXXXVIIL 






Words ending in ent and ant, of four and five syllables, 








accented variously. 






o be 7 di ent 


com mu ni cant e mol u ment 






ex pe di ent 


lux u ri ant om nip o tent 






in gre di ent 


sig nif i cant con stit u ent 






a pe ri ent 


ex trav a gant in tel li gent 




1 

1 


be nef i cent 


pre pond er ant con va les' cent 






mag nif i cent 


in tol er ant in de pend ent 






mu nif i cent 


i tin er ant cor re spond ent 






co in ci dent 


in hab i tant om ni pre? ent 






per cip i ent 


con com i tant in ter mit tent 






re cip i ent 


be nev o lent in ad vert ent 






sub serv i ent 


pre die a ment an te ce dent 






in cip i ent 


ad ver tis£ ment En' e a ment 






e quiv a lent 


im ped i ment tern per a ment 






ma lev o lent 


ex per i ment su per in tend / ent 











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THE PRACTICAL 



LESSON CXXXIX, 
Fall' en. e' qual. 

The vain Jackdaw. 




A foolish jackdaw -once picked up some feath- 
ers which had fallen from a peacock ; and. 
putting them on, made himself as fine as he 
could. Becoming very vain, he began to slight 
the company of other jackdaws. He joined a 
flock of beautiful peacocks, and thought himself 
as fine as the best of them. They knew who 
he was, and resolved to get rid of him. So 
they tore the borrowed plumes from his back, 
and pecked him out of their company. He 
then tried to get back among his old friends, 
the jackdaws. These, also, resenting his former 
pride, refused to receive him ; while one of the 
most honest among them thus addressed him. 
" If you had been contented to remain a jack- 
daw, you would have avoided this double dis- 
grace." 

We learn from this, never to set ourselves 
up above our equals, nor to pretend to be what 
we are not. 





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LESSON CXL, 




In the followir 


\g words, ur, er, and ir, have 
sound. 


nearly the same I 


Bur 


her 


perch 


third 


cur 


de ter 7 


herd 


fir 


slur 


de fer 


herb 


sir 


fur 


pre fer 


verb 


stir 


blur 


re fer 


serf 


first 


spur 


in fer 


serve 


whirl 


purr ) 


con fer 


swerve 


whir 


pur J 


trans fer 


nerve 


sir 7 up 


oc cur 7 


a ver 


were 


stir rup 


re cur 


in ter 


pre ?erve 7 


dirge 


con cur 


jerk 


re serve 


merge 


in cur 


clerk 


de §erve 


verge 


de mur 


yerk 


su perb 


e merge 7 


ab surd 


berth 


mer 7 maid 


di verge 


sul' phur 


sperm 


ster ling 


con verge 


mur mur 


term 


di ver? 


urge 


pur port 


germ 


ice berp; 


purge 


err 


erst 


5 

bird 


surge 




LESSON CXLL 




In the folio win 


g words, ur, er, 


or, ir, and yr, 


have nearly the 




same 


sound. 




Hurt 


re turn 7 


cis tern 


spurt 


u surp 


pat tern 


lurk 


fern 




slat tern 


urn 


stern 




bit tern 


burn 


con cern 7 


cav ern 


churn 


di? cern 


tav ern 


spurn 


mod 7 


em 


north ern 


turn 


Ian tern 


west ern 



86 


THE PRACTICAL 


east ern di vert 
pos tern de §ert 
a corn des §ert 
stub born a lert 


chirp 
twirl 
birth 
mirth 


wert 


6 7 vert 


birch 


pert 
ex pert 7 
in sert 


de§ ert 
fil bert 
con 7 tro vert 


thirst 

squirm 

firm 


as sert 


an i mad vert' af firm 7 


a vert 


dirt 


in firm 


sub vert 


shirt 


con firm 


ad vert 


flirt 


sir 7 loin 


in ert 


squirt 


skirm ish 


re vert 


quirk 


cir 7 cum stance 1 


con vert 


irk 


cir cum vent 7 " 


con cert 


dirk 


myrrh (mer) 




What words end in or? 


i ? in yrrk ? 




LESSON CXLIL 




Words ending in dge and ge. 


Badge 

edge 

hedge 

ledge 

pledge 

sledge 

fledge 


budge 

judge 

drudge 

grudge 

trudge 

knowYedge 

selv edge 


lodg ment 

a bridg 7 ment 

ac knowY edg ment' 

cot 7 tage 

cab bage 

ad age 

band age 


dredge 
sedge 
wedge 
ridge 


por ridge 
car tridge 
a bridge 7 
dis lodge 


bond age 
cord age 
bag gage 
lug gage 


bridge 
dodge 
lodge 


ac knowY edge 
fore foiowl edge 
judg 7 ment 


mort gage 
car riage 
mar riage 



p — — 


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871 


1 pil lage 


im age 


I 
spm age 


til lage 


pack age 


stop page 


vil lage 


rum mage 


man age 


dam age 
Plu 7 mage 


horn age 


suf frage 
dis par age 


sav age 


out rage 


um brage 


ad van tage 


u §age 


Ian guage * 


ar rear age 


do tage 


salv age 


co? lege 


post age 


lin 7 e age 


al lege 7 ) 


port age 


vas sal age 


* al ledge j 


voy age 


pil grim age 


priv 7 i lege 


car nage 


hem or rAage 


sac ri lege 


sau sage 


pat ron age 


ves 7 tige 


. for age 


per son age 


del uge 


vi§ age 


eq ui page 


ref uge 


mes sage 


av er age 


sub 7 ter fuge 


vint age 


bev er age 


r en gage 7 


host age 


her mi tage 


as suage 


pot age 


her i tage 


pre sage 


rav age 


ap pend 7 age 


o blige f 


* Pronounced lang' gwaj. t Some 


pronounce o blej'. 


Which word ends in adge ? What in 


iage ? in ige 1 




LESSON CXLIIL 




Words ending 


in am, em, egm, im, ym, ime, and om. 


Mac? am 


sa chem 


min 7 im 


bed lam 


po em 


max im 


buck ram 


i tern 


vie tim 


ep 7 i gram 


strat 7 a gem 


pil grim 


an them 


re qui em 


thum mim 


em blem 


the o rem 


u rim 


prob lem 


phlegm 


ser 7 a phim 


sys tern 


ap 7 o the^m 


cher u him 



88 


THE PRACTICAL 


SP^ , Tirnrnnt 


san lie drim 


wi§ dom 


bux om 


1 in ter im 


fath om 


ran som 


syn o nym 


ren om 


cus torn 


mar i time 


bios som 


free dom 


ver ba 7 tim 


at om 


be §om 


king 7 clom 


bot torn 


ac cus 7 torn 


sel clom 


phan torn 


id" i om 


ran dom 

What « 


symp torn 

r ords end in am ? in egm ? in 
, LESSON CXLIV. 


mar tyr dom 

ym? in ime ? 


Words ending in um, ume, and ome. 


Fo 7 ram 


mu §e um 


e qui lib 7 ri um 


quo rum 


as y lum 


lone 7 some 


stra turn 


de co rum 


whole some 


al um 


po ma turn 


tire some 


vel lum 


mo men turn 


noi some 


nos trum 


en co 7 mi um 


wea 7 ri some 


ros trum 


em po ri um 


blithe 7 some 


vol ume 


op pro bi um 


ful some 


me'di um 


pal la di um 


wel come 


lo di um 


gym na si um 


in come 


o pi um 
pre mi um 


com pend i um 
mil len ni um 


glad some 
hand some 


pend u lum 


de lir i um 


frol 7 ic some ) 


vac u um 


mem o ran 7 dum 


frol ick some ) 


ly ce 7 um 


in ter reg num 


cum ber some 


THE BUTTERFLY. 




The Butterfly, an idle thing, 

Nor honey makes, nor yet can sing, 

Like to the bee and bird ; 
Nor does it, like the prudent ant, 
Lay up the grain for times of want, 

A wise and cautious hoard. 




My youth is but a summer's day, 
Then like the bee and ant, I'll lay 

A store oi" learning by ; 
And though from flower to flower I roYe, 
My stock of wisdom I'll improve, 

Nor be a butterfly. 



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89 



LESSON CXLV. 
Rey' nard. veil' ture. 

The Fox in the Well. 




A fox having fallen into a well contrived, 
by sticking his claws into the sides, to keep his 
head above water. Soon after, a wolf passing 
by came and peeped over the edge of the well. 
The fox begged him very earnestly in some 
way to help him get out. The wolf, seeming 
to pity the fox, replied; "Ah! poor Reynard^ 
I am sorry for you with all my heart. How 
came you to be so imprudent as to venture 
near this dangerous place V 9 " Nay, friend," 
said the fox, " if you feel as you say, do not 
stand pitying me, but lend me some aid as fast 
as you can. For pity is cold comfort when one 
is up to the chin in water, and within a hair'j 
breadth of drowning." 

Words are cheap. Not a few people are ! 
ready enough to say kind things to those who 
are in trouble, while they* are very slow to. 
afford relief. Help is the best proof of pity. 



90 


THE PRACTICAL 






LESSON CXLVL 


' 


Words ending 


in er, ar, and 01 


, of two syllables, accented on 




the 


first. 




Wa' fer 


hol ster 


slen der 


pil fer 


wa ger 


loi ter 


ren der 


gin ger 


pa per 


join er 


ten der 


pitch er 


dra per 


oys ter 


ledg er 


hith er 


qua ver 


vouch er 


trench er 


thith er 


wa ver 


full er 


neth er 


with er 


ta per 


can cer 


teth er 


bick er 


game ster 


slan der 


weth er 


flick er 


dan ger 


crack er 


ves per 


wick er 


man ger 


cank er 


cen ser 


prim er 


cham ber 


hank er 


she! ter 


sim per 


lay er 


ant ler 


wel ter 


filter 


e ther 


scam per 


en ter 


shiv er 


fe ver 


ham per 


fes ter 


liv er 


east er 


pam per 


pes ter 


sliv er 


bea ver 


tarn per 


tern per 


riv er 


bri er 


ban ter 


lep er 


quiv er ' 


ci der 


can ter 


ev er 


splin ter 


spi der 


chap ter 


lev er 


win ter 


vi per 


sal ver 


clev er 


sis ter 


mi ser 


sam pier 


nev er 


pon der 


so ber 


gan der 


sev er 


yon der 


o ver 


pan ther 


el der 


host ler ) 


clo ver 


chand ler 


ped ler 


ost ler J 


dro ver 


gath er 


sil ver 


nee tar 


gro cer 


lath er 


lim ber 


vie ar 


bro ker 


rath er 


tim ber 


mor tar 


port er 


mem ber 


cm der 


pop lar 


col ter 


fend er 


hin der 


vul gar 


bol ster 


gen der 


tin der 


ce dar 





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911 


va por 


flavor 


o dor 


can dor 


li ar 


sa vor 


hu mor 


val or 


po lar 


ra.zor 


ra mor 


clam or 


so lar 


may or 


tu mor 


hor ror 


lunar 


tre mor 


stu por 


act or 


la bor 


pri or 


ju ror 


fac tor 


ma jor 


mi nor 


tu tor 


cap tor 


fa vor 


do nor 


ran cor 


Ian guor* 




* Pronounced lang' gwur. 






LESSON CXLVIL 




Words ending 


in er, ar, ir, yr, 


and or, of two syllables, accented 




on 


the first. 




Lad' der 


let ter 


fod der 


gram mar 


blad der 


fet ter 


sod er 


beg gar 


ad der 


sell er 


offer 


eel lar 


stam mer 


tell er 


cof fer 


pil lar 


ham mer 


differ 


prof fer 


col lar 


ban ner 


glim mer 


cop per 


dol lar 


man ner 


sim mer 


hop per 


bur sar 


tan ner 


skim mer 


tot ter 


na dir 


bat ter 


in ner 


ot ter 


sat yr 


scat ter 


din ner 


pot ter 


mar tyr 


chat ter 


spin ner 


rob ber 


zeph yr 


shat ter 


sin ner 


shud der 


splen dor 


tat ter 


bit ter 


rud der 


ten or 


flat ter 


lit ter 


blub ber 


cen sor 


mat ter 


glit ter 


drum mer 


er ror 


smat ter 


frit ter 


sum mer 


ter ror 


spat ter 


tit ter 


ut ter 


debt or 


wrap per 


twit ter 


but ter 


rec tor 


pep per 


slip per 


gut ter 


fer vor 


bet ter 


dip per 


flut ter 


vie tor 




What words 


end in ir ? in yr ? 





92 


THE PRACTICAL 






LESSON CXLVIIL 




Words ending in 


er and or, of 


two syllables, accented on the 




first- 




Mut' ter 


lob ster 


but ler 


farm er 


sput ter 


song ster 


cut ler 


char ter 


slat ter 


con quer 


huck ster har bor 


cut ter 


fos ter 


turn bier par lor 


shut ter 


cumber 


butch er pas tor 


sup per 


lum ber 


fa ther 


ar bor 


up per 


slum ber 


far ther 


ar dor 


suffer 


num ber 


gar ner 


ar mor 


gun ner 


ul cer 


af ter 


rig or 


crup per 


un der 


raft er 


vig or 


or der 


thun der 


bar ter 


liq nor 


. bor der 


blun der 


gar ter 


mir ror 


for mer 


plun der 


plas ter 


hon or 


cor ner 


sun der 


arch er 


tor por 


mon ster 


mur der 


bar ber 


doc tor 


both er 


fur ther 


part ner 


spon sor 


prop er 


mus ter 


mas ter 


sue cor 


pros per 


clus ter 


an s?#er 


sculp toi 




What word 


ends in nor ? 






LESSON CXLTX, 




Words ending 


in or and er 


, of three s 


syllables, accented 




variously. 




Me 7 te or 


sen a 


tor 


de mean 7 or 


coun sel lor ) or a tor 


di vi sor 


coun sel or J ed i tor 


ere a tor 


bach e lor 


cred i 


tor 


spec ta tor 


chan eel lor an ces tor 


die ta tor 


gov ern or 


mon ] 


tor 


tes ta tor 


em per or 


vi§ it 


or) 


e qua tor 


con quer or vis it 


er j 


trans la tor 



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03 



sur vi vor / 

sur vi ver j 
nar ra tor 
prov' en der 
cyl in der 
por rin ger 
can is ter 
bal us ter 
in te ger 
sin is ter 
bar ri er 
far ri er 
bar lis ter 
mar i ner 
al mo ner 
cor o ner 
,mil li ner 
min is ter 
pass en ger 
^res by ter 
kid nap per 
trav el ler % 
trav el er 
sor cer er 



wag on er 
mes sen ger 
scav en ger 
cu cum ber 
jew el ler ) 
jew el er j 
di a per 
u? u rer * 
pass o ver 
liar bin ger 
ar bi ter 
grass hop per 
gar den er 
con duct 7 or 
en am or 
pre cur sor 
sue cess or 
con fess or 
pro fess or 
ag gress or 
trans gress or 



op press or 

as sess or 

pos sess or 

* Pronounced yu' zhu rer. 

t Pronounced ang' gu lar, sing' gu lar. 



ob ject or 
con tract or 
pro ject. or 
in struct or 
in struct er 
e lect or 
col lect or 
in spect or 
di rect or 
cal 7 en dar } 
kal en dar J 
vin e gar 
sim i lar 
tab u lar 
glob u lar 
sec u lar 
oc u lar 
cir cu lar 
mus cu lar 
reg u lar 
an gu lar f 
sin gu larf 
pop u lar 
in su lar 



LESSON CL. 

Words ending in or and er, of three and four syllables, accented 

variously. 

Pro ted/ or Sep tern ber ven ti la/ tor 

•pre cept or Oc to ber spec u la tor 

in vent or ) No vera ber cal cu la tor 

in vent er ) Be cem ber reg u la tor 



s 94 


THE PRACTICA 


r. 


tor menf or 


re mem 7 ber 


mod e ra 7 tor 


im pos tor 


in cum ber 


nu me ra tor 


1 a bet tor 


con sid er 


ar bi tra tor 


) in fe 7 ri or 


be wil der 


im i ta tor 


su pe ri or 


sur ren der 


nav i ga tor 


an te ri or 


dis or der 


com men ta tor 


ul te ri or 


dis tern per 


cul ti va tor 


in te ri or 


se ques ter 


con ser va tor 


ex te ri or 


dis sev er 


pros e cu tor 


pos te ri or 


de liv er 


per se cu tor 


pro pri e tor 


ex cheq tier 


co ad ju tor 


am bas sa dor 


) di§ as ter 


pred e ces sor 


em bas sa dor 


j re main der 


in ter ces sor 


pro gen i tor 


em broid er 


mal e fac tor 


in qui§ i tor 


di am 7 e ter 


ben e fac tor 


com po§ i tor 


ther mom e ter ca lum ni a 7 tor 


ex po§ i tor 


ba rom e ter 


de nom i na tor 


com pet i tor 


ad min is ter 


ad min is tra tor 


con trib u tor 


pa risli ion er 


ver nac 7 u lar 


con spir a tor - 


i dol a ter 


o rac u lar 


sn per yi 7 §or 


as tron o mer 


par tic u lar 


al li ga tor 


a dul ter er 


pen in su lar 


in sti ga tor 


ar tif i cer 


cat 7 er pil lar 


gla cli a tor 


up hoi ster er 

LESSON CLI 


per pen die 7 u lar 




Words ending in re 


and er. 


Lu 7 ere (kei 


•) fi bre 


lus tre 


a ere 


mau gre 


the 7 a tre 


li vre 


seep tre 


sep ul chre 


sa bre * 


spec tre 


mas sa ere 


me tre 


cen tre 


re con noi 7 tre 


mi tre 


som bre 


am phi the 7 a tre 


* 


Also spelt saber, meter, &c. 



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95 



LESSON CLIL 
I' die. cliil' dren. com pan' ion. bus' y. les' son, 

Industry and Idleness, 




Who'll come and play with me, here under the tree, 

My sisters have left me alone ; 
My sweet little sparrow, come hither to me, 

And play with me, while they are gone. 

O, no, little truant, I can't come, indeed, 

I've -no time to idle away, 
I've got all my dear little children to feed, 

And my nest to new cover with hay. 

Pretty bee, do not buzz about over that flower, 
But come here and play witri me, do ; 

The sparrow wont come and stay with me an hour, 
But say, pretty bee — will not you ? 

O, no, little truant, for do you not see 

Those must work who -would prosper and thrive, 
If I play they would call me a sad, idle bee, 

And, perbaps, turn me out of the hive. 



96 THE PRACTICAL 



Stop ! stop ! little ant, do not run off so fast, 

Wait with me a little and play ; 
I hope I shall find a companion at last, 

You are not so busy as they. 

0, no, little truant, I can't stay with you, 

We're not made to play, but to labor ; 
I always have something or other to do, 

If not for myself, for my neighbor. 

What then ! have they all some employment but me, 

Who lie lounging here like a dunce ? 
0, then, like the ant, and the sparrow and bee, 

I'll go to my lesson at once. 

LESSON CLIIL 

Words ending in cy, sy, and zy. 

Ra/ cy ce lib a cy de gen e ra cy 

flee cy the oc ra cy a ris toe 7 ra cy 

i cy de moc ra cy ea' sy 

spi cy con spir a cy grea§ y 

sau cy ef fi ca cy dai §y 

mer cy del i ca cy noi$ y 

pol 7 i cy in tri ca cy ro.§y 

proph e cy prof li ga cy drow $y 

leg a cy in ti ma cy film §y 

fal la cy con tu ma cy quin sy 

bank rapt cy ob sti na cy gip sy 

pi ra cy ac cu ra cy tip sy 

lu na cy ob du ra cy drop sy 

se ere cy id i o cy m tan sy 

pri va cy ef fern 7 i na cy clum sy 

di plo 7 ma c}^ e pis co pa cy phren sy ) 

sra prem a cy con fed e ra cy fren zy j 





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ec' sta sy 


court e sy 


con tro .ver sy 


em has sy 


pleu ri sy 


la/ zy 


lep ro sy 


dys pep'sy 


ha zy 


1 jeal ous y 


hy poc' ri sy 


ma zy 


proph e sy 


a pos.ta sy 


era zy 


1 her e sy 


ep' i lep sy 

What words end in zy f 
LESSON CLIV. 


diz zy 


Words e 


nding in an, en, eign, 


ain, and on. 


Hu' man 


strait en 


si phon 


pa gan 


li ken 


ci on 


or gan 


swol len 


rib bon x 


tur ban 


o men 


rib and > 


sul tan 


ri pen 


rib in * 


pu' ri tan 


o pen 


flag on 


lu the ran 


molt en 


wag on 


al co ran 


has ten 


beck on 


vet e ran 


chas ten 


reck on 


pub li can 


chief tain 


tal on 


ar ti §an 


fount ain 


mel on 


par ti §an 


mount ain 


gal Ion 


guard i an 


chap lain 


lem on 


a gra/ ri an 


cap tain 


saim on 


co me di an 


mur rain 


gam mon 


col le gi an 


cer tain 


mam mon 


ra 7 ven 


cur tain 


com mon 


he a then 


vil lain 


sum mon 


wi den 


for eign 


ser mon 


deaf en* 


bar gain 


can non 


hy phen 


ba con 


gram ma/ ri an 


weak en 


bea con 


li bra ri an 


maid en 


dea con 


sec ta ri an , J 


* 


Some pronounce def" 


en. 



DS 


THE PRACTICAL 




his to ri an 


breth ren 


drag on 


tra ge di an 


kit ten 


mat ron* 


re pub li can 


glad den 


pat ron* 


mo ham me dan 


l sad den 


per son 


me rid i an 


red den 


ten don 


e ques tri an 


wax en 


ten on 


pe des tri an 


kitch en 


can on 


the o lo 7 gi an 


to ken 


saf fron 


pres by te ri an 


co ion 


cit ron . 


e pis eo pa 7 li an de mon 


pri§ on 


an te di hi vi an 


a pron 


dam son 


ha / ven 


rea §on 


crim §on 


e ven 


trea $on 


les son 


clo ven 


ma son 


pis ton 


wo ven 


poi §on 


cot ton 


bra zen 


cray on 


but ton 


- fro zen 


bla zon 


glut ton 


* Others pronounce ma tron, 


pa' tron. 


What words end in ain ? in ctgn 


? in and ? 


■ 


LESSON CLV. 




Words ending in en, in, ine 


, and on. 


Bid 7 den 


Lin en 


mit ten 


hid den 


hap pen 


writ ten 


trod den 


as pen 


rot ten 


sod den ♦ 


bar ren 


sev en 


sud den 


les sen 


gar den 


bur den b 


oft en 


hard en 


ehil dren 


ox en 


heark en 


chick en 


list en 


fall en 


strick en 


glis ten 


em bold 7 en 


tick en 


fat ten 


a cu men 


striv en 


flat ten 


en light en 


sul len 


smit ten 


be to ken 



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en li veil 
e lev en 
ab / do men 
cit i zen 
ba' sin 
ru in 
rai§ in 
rob in 
ur chin 
vir gin 
fir kin 
cab in 
bob bin 
bod kin 
cof fin 
muf fin 
nap kin 
gob lin 
pip pin 
pump kin 
mu$ lin 
re§ 
ros 
sat in 
spav in 
jave lin 
ver min 



3§ in ) 
)| in j 



mat m 
mar gin 



igm 



or 

as sas 7 sin 
me theg lin 
en 7 gine 
fam ine 
er mine 
rap ine 
doc trine 
des tine 
san guine* 
vac cine 
med' i cine 
dis ci pline 
mas cu line 
jes sa mine 
jas mine 
fem i nine 
her o ine 
nee ta rine 
lib er tine 
gen u ine 
de ter' mine 
pre des tine 
ill tes tine 
il lu mine 

Pronounced sang 



muf ton 
par son 
par don 
jar gon 
o rV on 
en vi ron 
ho ri zonf 
^ ban don 
u' ni son 
cham pi on 
scor pi on 
cin na mon 
grid i ron X 
and i ron % 
moc ca son 
gar ri son 
skel e ton 
pen ta gon 
oc ta gon 
pol y gon 
cri te' ri on 
al lu vi on 
ob liv i on 
phe nom e non 
com par i son 
sem i co 7 Ion 
dan 7 de II on 



gwin. 



t Some hor 7 i zon. J Pronounced grid' i urn, and' i urn. 

In the following words geon and gion are pronounced jun, 
and cheon., chun. 

Dun 7 geon sur geon blud geon cush ion 
lun cheon stur geon le gion fash ion 

pun cheon dud geon re gion con ta/ gion 



100 


THE PRACTICE 


L L 




LESSON CLVL 




Words ending in ure 


and eur, 


Na' ture 


pict ure 


past ure 


ere at ure 


strict ure 


joint ure 


feat ure 


tinct ure 


pro ced'ure 


moist ure 


script ure 


dis fig ure 


fu ture 


|ixt ure 


eon text ure 


fail ure 


mixt ure 


ad mixt ure 


stat ure 


fig ure 


con ject ure 


fract ure 


in jure 


de bent ure 


capt ure 


tort ure 


in dent ure 


rapt ure 


post ure 


ad vent ure 


lect ure 


junct ure 


im post ure 


gest ure 


punct ure 


con junct ure 


vest ure 


struct ure 


de part ure 


cine ture 


cult ure 


man u fact' ure 


text ure 


vult ure 


no men clat ure 


verci ure 


rupt ure 


ag' ri cult are 


per jure 


sculpt ure 


lior ti cult ure 


ten ure 


nurt ure 


per ad venture 


vent ure 


grand eur 


su per struct ure 




What word ends in 


eur ? 




LESSON CLVIL 


Words ending in ance 


and ence. 


Fra/ grance 


ac cept' ance 


i dir i gence 


guid ance 


ob §erv ance. 


pest i lence 


clear ance 


re sist ance 


em i nence 


mxi sance 


as sist ance 


prom i nence 


griev ance 


ad mit tance 


con ti nence 


sem blance 


re mit tance 


ab sti nence 


pen ance 


ac cord ance 


pen i tence 


veno-e ance 


con cord ance " prev a lence 



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101 






de f V ance 
af ii ance 
re li ance 
al li ance 
com pli ance 
ap pli ance 
en dur ance 
in sur ance 
as sur ance 
o bez sance 
con triv ance 
ac quaint ance 
an noy ance 
pur su ance 
con niv ance 
al low ance 
re ?em blance 
at tend ance 



al le 7 gi ance 
lux u ri ance 
ex trav a grance 
pre pond er ance 
pre dom i nance 
ca 7 dence 
ere dence 
pru dence 
sci ence 
si lence 
vi' o lence 
ye he mence 
au di ence 
in no cence 
con fi dence 
re§ i dence 
ev i dence 
prov i dence 



re mem brance in di gence 
re pent ance neg li gence 

* Pronounced in shur ans; as 



per ma nence 
def er ence 
ref er ence 
pret er ence 
dif fer ence 
in fer ence 
con fer ence 
rev er ence 
com pe tence 
con se quence 
ex pe/ ri ence 
be nef i cence 
in tel li gence 
ir rev er ence 
ma lev o lence 
be nev o lence 
im per ti nence 
mag nif i cence 
mu nif i cence 
co in ci ebnee 

shur' ans. 



Bar ance 
rid dance 
dis tance 
in stance 
pit tance 
ord nance 
sub stance 
per form 7 ance 
re mon strance 
im port ance 



LESSON CLVIIL 
Words ending in ance and 

ut' ter ance 
ig no ranee 
com plais ance 
ra di ance 
va ri ance 
main te nance 
coun te nance 
de Hxv' er ance 
con tin u ance 
in lier it ance 



ence. 

af ' flu ence 
in flu ence 
con flu ence 
con do 7 lence 
ad he rence 
co he rence 
de pend ence 
in dul gence 
ef ful gence 
di verg ence 



102 


THE PRACTICAL 


.... 1 


dis turb ance 


ap pur 7 te nance 


i ab hor 7 rence 


a bund ance 


per se ve 7 ranee oc cur rence 


re dund ance 


ab 7 sence 


sub sist ence 


re pug nance 


es sence 


con sist ence 


in cum brance 


pre? ence 


ex cres cence 


re luct ance 


sen tence 


ac qui es 7 cence 


cog 7 lii zance * 


ex 7 eel lence 


con va les cence 


el e gance 


in do lence 


ef fer ves cence 


ar ro gance 


in so lence 


rem i nis cence 


I pet u lance 


im po tence 


cor re spond ence 


or di nance 


el o quence 


om ni nres ence 

L i 


sus te nance 


im pu deuce 


in ad vert ence 


dis so nance 


tur bu lence 


ju ris pru dence 


hin der ance 


cor pu lence 


in ter fe rence 


fur ther ance 


op u lence 


con cu 7 pis cence 


tern per ance 


vir u lence 


cir cum fe rence 


* Some pronounce con' 


i zance% 




LESSON CLIX 




Words ending in ancy and ency. 


Fan 7 cy 


re gen cy 


de pend en cy 


va 7 can cy 


co gen cy 


de spond en cy 


pli an cy 


flu en cy 


con tin gen cy 


poi#n an cy 


fre quen cy 


e merg en cy 


In fan cy 


tend en cy 


con sist en cy 


con stan cy 


pun gen cy 


de lin quen cy 


nee 7 ro man cy 


urg en cy 


ap 7 pe ten cy 


oc cu pan cy 


clem en cy 


ex eel len cy 


dis crep 7 an cy 


cur ren cy 


ex i gen cy 


pre cip 7 i tan cy 


solv en cy 


in no cen cy 


sig nif i can cy 


com pla 7 cen cy pres i den cy 


de 7 cen cy 


trans par en cj 


7 ex pe 7 di en cy 


a gen cy 


as ceud en cy 


sub serv i en cy 



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103 



LESSON CLX. 

The Storm. 




A violent gale is blowing through the woods. This 
oak, which had stood firm for more than a hundred years, 
as if proud # of its strength, would not yield to the blast. 
Its stout trunk is brokfn in the middle, and it is falling to 
the ground. 

That young elm seems to feel the force of the storm, 
and wisely bending its trunk and branches, remains un- 
hurt. 

One man, like the oak, defies the gale. He loses his 
hat and cloak, and is himself nearly blown over. He, 
too, may fall to the ground. 

The other man sees that it will do no good to try to 
resist the blast. He yields to it, and goes back again. 
The storm will soon be over, and he will turn about and 
go on his way safely. 

Better bend than break. 



Proverbs. 



is in danger of 



He that makes light of small sins, 
falling into great ones. 

Better to be alone than in bad company. 

Rely not on another for what you can do yourself. 



104 



THE PRACTICAL 



He that is discontented cannot find an easy seat. 

He that speaks ill of others to me, will also speak ill of 
me to others. 

A proud man has no God ; an envious man has no 
neighbor ; an angry man has not himself. 

Oil and truth wilJrget uppermost at last. 

Single drops make up the sea. 

One may talk like a wise man, and yet act like a fool. 

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 

Every light is not the sun. 

He that is good at making excuses, is seldom good for 
any thing else. 

Turn a deaf ear to a backbiter. 

He that peeps through a hole, may see something to 
vex him. 

A good name is better than riches. 

If you seek to lie upon roses when young, you may 
have to lie upon thorns when you are old. 

i • 

LESSON CLXL 

Words ending in ate, of three syllables, accented on the first. 



Cel' e brate 
em a nate 
ex ca vate 
ap- pra vate 
prop a gate 
dev as tate* 
dep re cate 
im pre cate 
dep re date 
con gre gate 
des e crate 
ex e crate 
lib e rate 
op e rate 



L* 



pen e trate 
per pe trate 
dem on strate * 
com pen sate * 
con tern plate * 
en er vate" 
al ter nats 
"ill cer ate 
tol er ate 
gen er ate 
ven er ate 
ab di cate 
med i cate 
in di cate 



sup pli cate 
fab ri cate 
ex tri cate 
mas ti cate 
im pli cate 
rus ti cate 
can di date 
liq ui date 
ob li gate 
ir ri gate 
lit i gate 
mit i gate 
cas ti gate 
in sti gate 



* Others accent these on the second syllable. 





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1051 


nav i gate 


grav i tate 


c?r cu late 


ven ti late 


sal i vate 


mod u late 


vac ci nate 


cul ti vate 


reg u late 


fas ci nate 


cap ti vate 


em u late 


nora i nate 


med i tate 


stim u late 


crim i nate 


des ig nate 


rec re ate 


germ i nate 


ex tir pate * 


pop u late 


term i nate 


im mo late 


sat u rate 


dis si pate 


stip u late 


am pu tate 


em i grate 


sup pu rate 


un du late 


im mi grate 


sub ju gate 


vi o late 


mil i tate 


con ju gate 


po ten tate 


im i tate 


ed u cate 


fu mi gate 


ir ri tate 


spec u late 


mu ti late 


he§ i tate 


cal cu late 


ar bi trate 


* Some accent this on the second syllable. 




LESSON CLXIL 




Words ending in 


ate, of three and four syllables, accented 




variously. 




11 lus' trate 


com ran ni cate 


e rad i cate 


in un date 


e lu ci date 


pre var i cate 


in cul cate 


il lu mi nate 


au then ti cate 


ex cul pate 


ac cu rau late 


do mes ti cate 


pro mul gate 


a mal ga mate 


prog nos ti cate 


re mon strate 


re ver ber ate 


in tox i cate 


a pos tate 


pre pon der ate 


in val i date 


con cen trate 


vo cif or ate 


con sol i date 


■ } un der rate' 


ac eel er ate 


in tim i date 


j re in state 


i tin er ate 


di lap i date 


va ri 7 e gate 


co op er ate 


in vest i gate 


e mi me rate 


com mis er ate 


as sim i late 


re mn ner ate 


re it er ate 


con tam i nate 


an ni hi late 


ob lit er ate 


dis sem i nate 



5* 



106 


THE PRACTICAL 




re crim i nate 


de-bil i tate 


com mem o nate 


dis crim i nate 


fa oil i tate 


e yap o rate 


a bom i nate 


de cap i tate 


in cor po rate 


pre dom i nate 


ne ces si tate 


ex pec to rate 


de nom i nate 


re cip ro cate 


ges tic u late 


ex term i nate 


e qui v o cate 


in oc u late 


as sas si nate 


ac com mo date 


co ag u late 


e man ci pate 


in ter ro gate 


de pop u late 


pro eras ti nate 


in ter po late 


con grat u late 


re sus ci tate 


cor rob o rate 


ca pit u late 


pre med i tate 


in vip; o rate 


ex pos tu late 




LESSON CLX1IL 


Words ending in ate, of two, three, and four syllables, accented 




variously, 




Pri 7 vate 


del i cate 


in test ate 


pi rate 


as pi rate 


con sum mate 


cli mate 


ob sti nate 


col W gi ate 


pro bate 


in tri cate 


im me di ate 


en rate . 


prox i mate 


in vi o late 


pal ate 


prof li gate 


con sid er ate 


ag ate 


ui ti mate 


in vet er ate 


man date 


choc o late 


il lit er ate 


leg ate 


cor po rate 


ef fern i nate 


sen ate 


con su late 


in or di nate 


frig ate 


for tu nate 


le git i mate 


du' pli cate 


ac cu rate 


dis con so late 


o pi ate 


ob du rate 


e lect o rate 


ad e quate 


in car' nate 


im mac u late 


des pe rate 


ap pel late 


im port u nate 


tern per ate 

He that is slow 


al ter nate 


com men su rate 

n the mighty ; and he 


to anger is better tha 


that ruleth his spiri 


t, Aan he that taketh 


a city. 





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107 




LESSON CLXIV. 




When the folio win 


^ words are used as verbs, a in ate is long ; 


when used 


a3 nouns or adjectives 


, it is obscure. 


Sep 7 a rate 


in ti mate 


re gen er ate 


. del e gate 


an i mate 


cer tif i cate 


i con se crate 


con lis cate 


pre cip i tate 


ag gre gate 


ad yo cate 


pre des ti nate 


mod er ate 


des o late 


de term i nate 


ded i cate 


rep ro bate 


sub or di nate 


pred i cate 


con fed 7 er ate 


ap prox i mate 


com pli cate 


de gen er ate 


e lab o rate 


es ti mate 


de lib er ate 


ar tic u late 




LESSON CLXV. 





In the following words, ci and ti before 


ate have the sound 


of sh, and when 


ihey follow i this sound is united with the 


preceding syilaLr 


ie in pronunciation ; as vi'tiate, pronounced 


vlsh' ate. 






Sa' tiate 


as so ciate 


ob vi ate 


vitiate 


ne go tiate 


ac tu ate 


in Y tiate 


ex era ciate 


flue tu ate 


pro pi tiate 


li cen tiate 


punc tu ate 


no vi tiate 


e nun ciate 


grad u ate 


of fi ciate 


ra/ di ate 


sit u ate 


in gra tiate 


me di ate 


de lin' e ate 


in sa tiate 


de vi ate 


re tal i ate 


ex pa tiate 


spo li ate 


con cil i ate 


e ma ciate 


ro se ate 


ca lum ni ate 


ap pre ciate 


nau se ate * 


ab bre vi ate 


I de pre ciate 


rec re ate 


al le vi ate 


J con so ciate 


pal li ate 


ir ra di ate 


S * Pronounced naw' she at. Others, naw' shat. 



] 08 THE PRACTICAL 



re pu di ate lux u ri ate in sin li ate 

in e bri ate ac cen tu ate e vac u ate 

ap pro pri ate at ten u ate in fat u ate 

in fa ri ate ex ten u ate per pet u ate 

What words end in date ? 

LESSON CLXVL 
Words ending in any, eny, iny, and ony. 

Bot' any eb o ny ig no min y 

lit a ny sym pho ny cer e mo ny 

tyr an ny fel o ny ac ri mo ny 

vil lain y col o ny mat ri mo ny 

des ti ny glut ton y pat ri mo ny 

mu ti ny 1 ro ny test i mo ny 

sera ti ny lar ce ny par si mo ny 

bal co ny har mo ny ma hog 7 a ny 

, ag o ny • mis / eel la ny mo not o ny 

LESSON CLXVIL 

Words ending in ary, ery, ory, and ury, *of three syllables, 

accented on the first. 

Di 7 a ry beg ga ry found er y 

li bra ry con tra ry gro cer y 

pri ma ry gloss a ry droll er y 

ro sa ry bur gla ry rail ler y * 

ro ta ry sum ma ry arch e ry 

no ta ry dra per y ar te ry 

vo ta ry brav er y chan ce ry 

ro$e ma ry Arnav er y bat ter y 

pie na ry slav er y flat ter y 

bound a ry seen er y gal ler y 

sal a ry brib er y quack er y 

gran a ry fi er y rev er y ) 

sect a ry fin er y rev er ie j 

* Some pronounce ral' ler e. 



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ev er y 
im age ry 
fish er y 
slip per y 
frip per y 
mi§ er y 
liv er y 
sor ce ry 
mock er y 
crock er y 
or re ry 
lot ter y 
rob ber y 
shrub ber y 



drudg er y 
sur ger y 
gun ner y 
but ter y 
nun ner y 
nurs er y 
mys te ry 
mem o ry 
pleth o ry 
rec tor y 
pil lo ry 
cur so ry 
fac to ry 
vie to ry 



his to ry 
sa vor y 
the o ry 
i vo ry 
ar mor y 
u su ry* 
au gu ry 
peif u ry 
cen tu ry 
mer cu ry 
perjury 
injury 
lux u ry 
treas ur y* 



Pronounced yu' zhu re, trezh/ ur e. 



LESSON CLXVIIL 
Words ending in ar}', ery, and ory, of four syllables, accented 

variously. 

sem i na ry 
san guin a ry 
vi sion a ry * 
mis sion a ry " 
em is sa ry 



Brev' i a ry 
mo ment a ry 
cu li na ry 
lu mi na ry 
ar bi tra ry 
mer ce na ry 
lit er a ry 
ad ver sa ry 
plan et a ry 
sec re ta ry 
sed en ta ry 
com men ta ry 
sec ond a ry 
cr di na ry 



com mis sa ry 
mil i ta ry 
sol i ta ry 
dig ni ta ry 
an ti qua ry 
hon or a ry 
tern po ra ry 
pul mo na ry 
cus torn a ry 



Pronounced vizh.' un a re, mish' 



form u la ry 
sub lu na ry 
vol un ta ry 
trib u ta ry 
sal u ta ry 
Jan u a ry 
Feb ru a ry 
stat u a ry 
sane tu a ry 
sump tu a ry 
sal u ta ry 
es tu a ry ~ 
mon as ter y 
cem e ter y 
un a re. 



1 — ■■ 

110 


THE PRACTICAL 




dys en ter y 


in ven to 


ry 


ro ta to ry 


mil li ner y 


rep er to 


ry 


de lii 7 so ry 


pres by ter y 


prom is so ry 


ii lu so ry 


pred a to ry 


dor mi to 


ry 


re fract o ry 


pref a to ry 


ter ri to i 


rf 


re feet o ry 


pur ga to ry 


trans i to 


ry 


di rect o ry 


or a to ry 


prom on 


tory 


ac ces so ry 


dil a to ry 


des ul to 


ry 


per emp to ry 


hor ta to ry 


nu ga to 


ry 


con sist o ry 


al le go ry 


mi gra to 


ry 


com pul so ry 




LESSON CLXIX. 




Words ending in ary, ery, and ory, 


of four, five, and six syllables, 




accented va 


iriously. 




Ac ces y sa ry 




man u fac to ry 


dis pens a ry 




sat 


is fac to ry J 


in firm a ry 




in ter ces so ry 


cor / ol la ry 




val 


e die to ry 


a potty e ca ry 


con 


tra die to ry 


sub sid i a ry 




in to 


ro due to ry 


in cen di a ry 




ex 7 


pi a to ry 


pre lim i na ry 


ded 


i ca to ry 


„ he red i ta ry 




lab 


o ra to ry 


de po$ i ta ry 




sup 


pli ca to ry 


im ag i na ry 




de fam' a to ry 


e pis to la ry 




de clam a to ry 


co tern po ra ry 


in flam ma to ry . 


vo cab u la ry 




ex plan a to ry 


re §id u a ry 




de clar a to ry 


o bit u a ry 




pre par a to ry 


vo lup tu a ry 




com mend a to ry 


dis 7 ci pli na ry 


ob §erv a to ry 


an ni vers 7 a ry 


ob lig a to ry 


par lia ment a 


ry 


de rog a to ry 



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Ill 



test a merit/ a ry 
el e ment a ry 
com pli ment a ry 
sup pie ment a ry 
rev o lu' tion a ry 
su per nu mer a ry 
per firm" er y 
<?hi can er y 
de bauch er y 
a dul ter y 



con sol 7 a to ry 
pro hib i to ry 
de po$ i to ry 
ad mon i to ry 
pre mon i to ry 
sa hi ta to ry 
in ter rog' a to ry 
re taF i a to ry 
con cil i a to ry 
con grat u la to ry 



LESSON CLXX. 

The Self-made Man. 




More than a hundred years ago, a man lived in Scot- 
lb fld, whose name was Edmund Stone. His father was 
poor, and worked in the garden of a rich man. This man, 
one day, found a learned book in Latin on the grass, and 
inquired to whom it belonged. He was told that it was 
young Edmund's. He was much astonished to find that 
the son of the gardener could read Latin, and understand 
such a book. He said to him, " How came you to know 
all these things ?" 

" A servant," replied the young man, (who was then 
eighteen years old,) " tnugrht me to read ten years ago* 



1J2 THE PRACTICAL 



Does one need to know any thing more than the twenty-six 
letters, to learn every thing else that he wishes ?" 

The rich man was still more surprised, as he received 
from Edmund this further account. 

" I first learned to read," said he, " when the masons 
were at work on your house. Standing by them, one day, 
I observed that the builder used a rule and compass, and 
that he made figures on a slate. I asked what was the 
use of his doing so, and was told that by learning arith- 
metic, which enabled him to do this, I could do the same. 
So I bought a book and learned arithmetic. I was told 
there was another science, called geometry ; and getting 
the proper books, I learned that too. By reading, I found 
there were good books in Latin which taught arithmetic 
and geometry. So I bought a dictionary, and learned 
Latin. I understood, still further, that there were good 
books of the same kind in French. I bought a dictionary, 
and learned French. This, Sir, is what I have done. 
It seems to me, that we can learn every thing, when we 
know the twenty-six letters of the alphabet." 

Edmund, afterwards, became a very learned man and 
a distinguished writer of books ; — showing what a reso- 
lute and persevering boy can accomplish. How many 
other boys* might do the same. 

LESSON CLXXI. 

In the following words ending in ous, geous and gious have 

the sound of jus ; as gor' geous, pronounced gor' jus. 

Fa/ mous nion strous ri ot ous 

fi brous cum brous co pi ous 

pi ous va/ ri ous glo ri ous 

po rous de yi ous o di ous 

joy ous pre vi ous o dor ous 

cal lous se ri ous cu ri ous 

ner vous te di ous du bi ous 

lep rous . li bel lous ) du te ous 

pom pous li bel ous J fu ri ous 





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113 


hu mor ous 


mux der ous 


con gru ous 


lu di crous 


pit e ous 


cred u lous 


hi mi nous 


plen te ous 


em u lous 


mu ti nous 


pros per ous 


fab u lous 


nu me rous 


rav en ous 


pop u lous 


ru in ous 


slan der ous 


rapt ur ous 


scru pu lous 


en vi ous 


scrof u lous 


spu ri ous 


im pi ous 


stren u ous 


dan ger ous 


ob vi ous 


sumpt u ous 


trait or ous 


om i nous 


trem u lous 


bois ter ous 


per il ous 


so no 7 rous 


poi§ on ous 


scur ril ous 


post hu mous 


boun te ous 


spir it ous 


di§ as trous 


moun tain ous 


mis chiev ous 


por tentous 


bar bar ous 


dec o rous * 


stu pen dous 


marvel lous ) 


clam or ous 


tre men dous 


mar vel ous ) 


friv o lous 


e nor mous 


ar du ous 


ven om ous 


gor' geous 


scan dal ous • 


glut ton ous 


con ta 7 gious 


phiv al rous 


ran cor ous 


cour a geous 


haz ard ous 


rig or ous 


out ra geous 


vil lain ous 


tim or ous 


e gre gious 


gen er ous 


val or ous 


ad van ta' geous 


hid e ous 


vig or ous 


riorht 7 eous t 


* Others, de < 


"6' rous. f Pronounced xi chus. 




LESSON CLXXIL 




In the following words, ci, ti, se, and sci 


, before ous, have the 


sound of sh ; and when they follow e or i, this sound is united 1 


with the preceding syllable in pronunciation, as pre' cious, 


pronounced presh 


us. 




Spa 7 cious 


cau tious 


frac tious 


gra cious 


nau seous 


cap tious 


spe cious 


fac tious 


anx ious * 


* 


Pronounced ank' shus. 



114 


THE PRACTICAL 


nox ions * 


fe ro cions 


fla gi tions 


con scions 


pre co cions 


ju di cions 


Ins cions 


con ten tions 


ma li cions 


ca pa/ cions 


li cen tions 


mi tri tions 


fal la cions 


in fee tions 


of fi cions 


png na cions 


sen ten tions 


per ni cions 


an da cions 


pre 7 cions 


pro pi tions 


lo qna cions 


vi cions ) 


se di tions 


ra pa cions 


vi tions ) 


sns pi cions 


sa ga cions 


am bi' tions 


av a xV cions 


te na cions 


fac ti tions 


ex pe di tions 


vo ra cions 


ca pri cions 


su per sti tions 


vex a tions 


ans pi cions 


con sci en tions 


fa ce tions 


de li cions 


ef fi ca cions 


a tro cions 


fie ti tions 


per tina cions 


• 


Pronounced nok' 


shus. 


What word ends in scous ? 




LESSON CLXXIIL ■ 


Words ending in ous 


, of four, five, an 
variously. 


I six syllables, accented 


Gre ga/ ri ons 


la bo ri ons 


ne fa ri ons 




me lo di ons 


pre ca ri ons 




no to ri ons 


spon ta ne ons 


op pro bri ons 


im pe ri ons 




vie to ri ons 


in ge ni ons 




cir en i tons 


mys te ri ons 




for tu i tons 


oh se qui ons 


gra tu i tons 


cen so ri ons 




in jn ri ons 


com mo di ons 


pe nu ri ons 


er ro ne ons 




sa'ln bri ons 


fe lo ni ons 




n su ri ons 


har mo ni ons 

i 


vo lu mi nous 



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115 



,a nal o gous 
ca lam i tous 
mag nan i mous 
mi rac u lous 
u nan i mous 
ad ven tu rous 
com pend i ous 
con tempt u ous 
im pet u ous 
in gen u ous 
ne ces si tous 
su per flu ous 
tern pest u ous 
am phib i ous 
as sid u ous 
car niv o rous 
con tin u ous 
con spic u ous 
con tig u ous 
in iq ui tous 
in sid i ous 
in vid i ous 
las civ i ous 
per fid i ous 
per spic u ous 
pre cip i tous 
pro mis cu ous 



ri die u lous 
vo cif er ous 
a nom a lous 
a non y mous 
i doi a trous 
pre pos ter ous 
ca lum ni ous 
il lus tri ous 
in dus tri ous 
pre §ump tu ous 
tu mult u ous 
vo lup tu ous 
spir' it u ous 
sub ter ra/ ne ous 
si mul ta ne ous 
in stan ta ne ous 
mis eel la ne ous 
ho mo ge ne ous 
cer e mo ni ous 
ac ri mo ni ous 
mer i to ri ous 
par si mo ni ous 
pu sil Ian i mous 
ig no min i ous 
o do rif er ous 
ex tern po ra 7 ne ous 
het e ro ge ne ous 



LESSON CLXXIV. 

Words ending in iiy, ety, and uty, of three, four, and five 

syllables, accented variously. 

La' i ty pau ci ty grav i ty 

de i ty am i ty suav i ty 

u ni ty cav i ty van i ty 



116 



THE PRACTICAL 



sane ti ty 
ver i ty 
brev i ty 
len i ty 
lev i ty 
en mi ty 
eq ui ty 
dig in ty 
com i ty 
jol li ty 
prob i ty 
pol i ty 
par i ty 
an nu 7 i ty . 
ere du li ty 
con gru i ty 
com mil ni ty 
gar ru li ty 
im mu ni ty 
im pu ni ty 
sa lu bri ty 
gra tu i ty 
va cu i ty 
bar bar i ty 
a lac ri ty 
ca lam i ty 
hi lar i ty 
ur ban i ty 
ex trem i ty 
prox im i ty 



a cer bi ty 
as per i ty 
ad ver si ty 
ce leb ri ty 
ee ler i ty 
dex ter i ty 
fi del i ty 
fra ter ni ty 
in teg ri ty 
Ion gev i ty 
ne ces si ty 
pos ter i ty 
pro pen si ty 
pros per i ty 
te mer i ty 
a bil i ty 
agility 
ac cliv i ty 
a vid i ty 
be nig ni ty 
cu pid i ty 
de cliv i ty 
fa cil i ty 
futility 
gen til i ty 
hu mil i ty 
no bil i ty 
fer til i ty 
ster il i ty 



tran quil li ty 
u biq ui ty 
u til i ty 
neu tral i ty 
sta bil i ty 
in iq ui ty 
vi cin i ty 
ma lig ni ty 
com mod i ty 
e nor mi ty 
fri vol i ty 
pom pos i ty 
pro fun di ty 

gaiety j 
pi e ty 
ni ce ty 
moi e ty 
sub til ty * 
rick et y 
dep u ty 
va rV e ty 

sa ti e tv 

t/ 

e bri e tv 

»/ 

so bri e ty 
anx i e ty f 
so ci e ty 
pro pri e ty 
con tra ri" e ty 
no to ri e ty 



se ren 1 ty 

When the last "syllable but two ends in i or?/, the termination is-cfy, as is 
also the case in rickety and subtlety ; when otherwise, it is \ty. 

* Others, sub' tie ty, pronounced sut' tl ty. 
t Pronounced ang zf e ty. 

What words end in Ityl mefy? in uty ? 



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LESSON CLXXV. 


Words ending in ityyof five and 


six syllables, accented va- 




riously 




As si du' i ty 




prob a bil i ty 


am bi gu i ty 




sens i bil i ty 


. con ti gu i ty 




u na nim i ty 


| in go nu i ty 




u ni vers i ty 


su per flu i ty 




vers a til i ty 


' spon ta ne i ty 




vol a til i ty 


hos pi tal i ty 




vol u bil i ty 


af fa bil i ty 




cred i bil i ty 


ca pa bil i ty 




con san guin i ty 


cul pa bil i ty 




cu ri os i ty 


du ra bil i ty 




gen er os i ty 


e qua nim i ty 




me cli oc ri ty 


fea$ i bil i ty 




an i mos i ty 


Ilex i bil i ty 




im mu ta bil' i ty 


im be cil i ty 




im pla ca bil i ty 


li a bil i ty 




ir ri ta bil i ty 


mag na nim i ty 




prac ti ca bil i ty 


mu ta bil i ty 




res pect a bil i ty 


pla ca bil i ty 




com pat i bil i ty 


plau §i bil i ty 




di vi§ i bil i ty 


pos si bil i ty 




el i gi bil i ty 


LESSON CLXXVL 


In the following words, c at 


the end of a syllable preceding i, 


has the sound of s ; as ca 


pac' i 


ty, pronounced ca pas' i ty. 


Ca pac* i ty 




te nac i ty 


lo quae i ty 




ve rac i ty 


o pac i ty 




vi vac i ty 


ra pac i ty 




pug nac i ty 


sa gac i ty 




fe lie i ty 



118 


niE PRACTICAL 

i 


sim plic i ty 


in 


flam ma bil' i ty 


du plic i ty 


in 


flex i bil i ty 


rus tic i ty 


in vin ci bil i ty 


ve loc i ty 


per fee ti bil i ty 


a troc i ty 


pu 


sil la nim i ty 


fe roc i ty 


re 


spon si bil i ty 


per ti nac 7 i ty 


sus cep ti bil i ty 


ec cen trie i ty 


im 


pen e tra bil 7 i ty 


e lee trie i ty 


in 


cor ri gi bil i ty 


e las tic i ty 


in 


tel li gi bil i ty 


i au then tic i ty 


in 


cor nipt i bil i ty 


mul ti plic i ty 


in 


vi o la bil i ty 


rec i proc i ty 


in 


com pre hen si bil 7 i ty 


LESSON CLXXVIL 


In the following words 


sion has the sound of zhun, and tion, 




of shun. 


Sua 7 sion 




m 
le ga tion 


per sua 7 sion 




do na tion 


dis sua sion 




po ta tion 


oc ca sion 




no ta tion 


ab ra sion 




o ra tion 


e va sion 




mu ta tion 


in va sion 




du ra tion 


per va sion 




gra da tion 


mis per sua 7 sion 


ci ta tion 


na 7 tion 




pri va tion 


ra tion 




sal va tion 


sta tion 




de fal ca 7 tion 


pro ba 7 tion 




av o«ea tion 


car na tion 




rev o ca tion 


vo ca tion 




per tur.ba tion 


ces sa tion 




com pli ca tion 


pur ga tion 




in vo ca tion 





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con vo ca tion 


rep a ra tion 




prov o ca tion 


prep a ra tion 




con se era tion 


con fla gra tion 




trep i da tion 


im i ta tion 




ob li ga tion 


min is tra tion 




spo li a tion 


an no ta tion 




#on ge la tion 


men su ra tion 




rev e la tion 


hab i ta tion 




ap pel la tion 


\if} i ta tion 




con stel la tion 


al le ga tion 




dis til la tion 


os ten ta tion 




trib u la tion 


dis ser ta tion 




pec u la tion 


ex hor ta tion 




ad u la tion 


ex cla ma tion 




stran gu la tion 


ref u ta tion 




def a ma tion 


rep u ta tion 




dec la ma tion 


der i va tion 




proc la ma tion 


dep ri va tion 




in flam ma tion 


val u a tion 




prof a na tion 


co rus ca tion 




ex pia na tion 


e men da tion 




in dig na tion 


re§ er va tion 




re? ig na tion 


pre§ er va tion 




ap pro ba tion 


dis pen sa tion 




com bi na tion 


re nun ci a 7 tion 




or di na tion 


de nun ci a tion 




in cli na tion 


e jac u la tion 




dec li na tion 


dis sim u la tion 




div i na tion 


con cat e na tion 




cor o na tion 


hal lu ci na tion 




in to na tion 


per e gri na tion - 




con ster na tion 


in ter pre ta tion 




con dem na tion 


pre med i ta tion i 




des ti na tion 


re sus ci ta tion 



120 



TH'E PRACTICAL 



con tin u a tion 
ma nip u la tion 
al lit e ra tion 



in ter lin e a'' tion 
su per er o ga tion 
rec on oil i a tion 



How many words, and what are they, that end in asion ? Can you find 
any others with the same termination l If not, all other words ending in 
i&n, (the accented syllable of which ends in #,) end in tion 



LESSON CLXXVIIL 

Examples of words ending in ation, derived from verbs ending 

in y ; tion having the sound of shun. 



Oc cupa 7 tion 
va ri a tion 
ap pli ca tion 
mul ti pli ca 7 tion 
clas si fi ca tion 
ed i fi ca ti on 
mod i fi ca tion 
am pli fi ca tion 
sig ni fi ca tion 
mil li fi ca tion 



ver si fi ca tion 
pu ri fi ca tion 
rat i fi ca tion 
grat i fi ca tion 
sane ti fi ca tion 
for ti fi ca tion 
mor ti fi ca tion 
jus ti fi ca tion 
in dem ni fi ca 7 tion 
per son i fi ca tion 



LESSON CLXXIX. 
In the following words, sion has the sound of zhun, — tion and 
cian, of shun ; and when preceded by i, zh and sh are united 
in pronunciation with the preceding syllable. 



Ad he 7 sion 
in he sion 
co he sion 
de pie tion 
re pie tion 
com pie tion 
se ere tion 
ac ere tion 
dis ere tion * 



vr sion 
re vi' sion 
di vi sion 
pro vi sion 
de ci sion 
pre ci sion 
in ci sion 
ex ci sion 
e li sion 



col li sion 
cir cum ci 7 sion 
am bi 7 tion 
tra di tion 
ad di tion 
e di tion 
se di tion 
con di tion 
per di tion 



Pronounced dis kresh/ un. 





SPELLING-BOOK. 


121 j 


v r o li tion 


dem o li tion 


rep e ti tion 


ig ni tion 


rec og ni tion 


com pe ti tion 


mo ni tion 


def i ni tion 


su per sti tion 


con tri tion 


ad mo ni tion 


in tu i tion 


at tri tion 


pre mo ni tion 


de com po §i' tion 


mi tri tion 


am mu ni tion 


in ter po §i tion 


mu ni tion 


dis qui §i tion 


ma gi' cian 


tran si tion * 


ac qui §i tion 


lo gi cian 


par ti tion 


in qui §i tion 


mu §i cian 


fru i tion 


ap po §i tion 


phy §i cian 


tu i tion 


dep o §i tion 


pa tri cian 


pe ti tion 


prep o §i tion 


op ti cian 


sus pi cion 


im po si tion 


pol i ti 7 cian 


pro hi bi / tion 


com po §i tion 


rhet o ri cian 


ex hi bi tion 


prop o §i tion 


mech a ni cian 


ex pe di tion 


op po si tion 


aritli me ti 7 cian 


er u di tion 


sup po §i tion 


a cad e mi cian 


co a li tion 


trans po §i tion 


ge om e tri cian 


eb ul li tion 


dis po si tion 


math e ma ti 7 cian 


ab o li tion 


ex po §i tion 


met a phy si cian 


* 


Pronounced tran sizh' un. 


What words end in 


cion ? and in cian 1 Th( 


)se which end in cian denote 


agents. Can you find any others ending with a similar sound that also 


denote agents I 








LESSON CLXXX. 


In the following v 


fords, sion has the sound of zhun, and tion 




of shun. 




Ex plo' sion 


e mo / tion 


af fu / sion 


cor ro sion 


com mo tion 


ef fu sion 


mo 7 tion 


de vo tion 


dif fu sion 


no tion 


lo co mo 7 tion 


in fu sion 


lo tion 


o' cean* 


con fu sion - 


po tion 


fu sion 


trans fu sion 




* Pronounced o' shun. 



122 


THE PRACTICAL 


i 
i 


con clu sion 


so lu tion 


ev o lu tion 


ex clu sion 


ret ri bu 7 tion 


rev o lu tion 


de lu sion 


con tri bu tion 


in vo lu tion 


al lu sion 


dis tri bu tion 


dim i nu tion 


il lu sion 


pros e cu tion 


sub sti tu tion 


5 col lu sion 


per se cu tion 


des ti tu tion 


pro fu sion 


ex e cu tion 


res ti tu tion 


in tru sion 


el o cu tion 


in sti tu tion 


con tu sion 


ab so lu tion 


con sti tu tion 


ab lu tion 


re§ o lu tion 


cau 7 tion 


pol lu tion 


dis so lu tion 


pre cau 7 tion i 




What word ends in cean 


? 




LESSON CLXXX1 




In the following words si, ti, and ci, have the sound of sh ; ssi 


has also the same sound, united in p 


ronunciation with the 


accented syllable. 






Man 7 sion 


con ten tion 


in cur sion 


pen sion 


dis ten tion 


ex cur sion 


ex pan 7 sion 


at ten tion 


animadversion 


as cen sion 


pre ven tion 


por' tion 


de clen sion 


in ven tion 


ap por 7 tion 


di men sion 


ver 7 sion 


pro por tion 


sus pen sion 


sub mer 7 sion 


de §er tion 


dis sen sion 


im mer sion 


in ser tion 


pre ten sion 


as per sion 


as ser tion 


ex ten sion 


dis per sion 


con tor tion 


con de seen 7 sion a ver sion 


dis tor tion 


rep re hen sion 


sub ver sion 


ex tor tion 


com pre hen sion re ver sion 


co er cion 


ap pre hen sion 


di ver sion 


pas 7 sion 


men 7 tion 


in ver sion 


ses sion 


de ten 7 tion 


con ver sion 


mis sion 


in ten tion 


per ver sion 


ces sion 



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123 



com pas' sion 

ac c^s sion 
sue ces sion 
se ces sion 
con ces sion 
pro ces sion 
con fes sion 
pro fes sion 
ag gres sion 
di ores sion 
in gres sion 
pro gres sion 

What words end in tion ? in cioji ? Can you 
suspicion and coercion that end in cion ? 



trans gres sion 
de pres sion 
im pres sion 
com pres sion 
op pres sion 
sup pres sion 
ex pres sion 
pos ses sion 
sub mis sion 
ad mis sion 
e mis sion 
re mis sion 



com mis sion 
o mis sion 
per mis sion 
dis mis sion 
trans mis sion 
con cus sion 
per cus sion 
dis cus sion 
in ter ces 7 sion 
pre pos ses sion 
in ter mis sion 
man u mis sion 

find any other words besides 



\ 



LESSON CLXXXIL 
In the following words sion, — and lion when not preceded by 
s, — have the sound of shun ; xi, of ksh ; and tion preceded 
by s, of chun. 

Com pul' sion de scrip tion 
re pul sion tran scrip tion 

ex pul sion in scrip tion 

re vul sion re demp tion 

con vul sion pre emp tion 

re §ump tion 

pre §ump tion 

€on sump tion 

as sump tion 

a dop tion 

ab sorp tion 

e rup tion 

ir rup tion 

cor rup tion 

dis rup tion 



cap' tion 
op tion 
de cep' tion 
re cep tion 
con cep tion 
per cep tion 
ex cep tion 
as crip tion 
pro scrip tion 
sub scrip tion 



su per scrip 7 tion 

ac 7 tion 

fac tion 

frac tion 

sane tion 

sec tion 

die tion 

fie tion 

fric tion 

func tion 

sue tion 

unc tion 

auc tion 

de jec' tion 

pro tec tion 



( 



124 



THE PRACTICAL 



con nee tion ) 
con nex ion j 
re due tion 
se due tion 
sub trac tion 
de struc tion 
com punc tion 
ju ris die 7 tion 
ben e die tion 

Are there any words 
end in csion 1 



der e lie tion 
ben e fac tion 
stu pe fac tion 
rar e fac tion 
pu tre fac tion 
pet ri fac tion 
re§ ur rec tion 
pre di lee tion 
in sur rec tion 

that end in Ition ? any that 



in tro due tion 
flex 7 ion 
II ux ion 
com plex' ion 
cru ci fix 7 ion 
ques' tion 
sug ges' tion 
. di ges tion 
com bus tion 

end in psion ? any that \ 






LESSON CLXXXIIL 

The Happy Family,. 




Oh ! sweet as vernal dews that fill 
The closing J}uds on Zion's hill, 

When evening clouds draw thither — 
So sweet, so heavenly 'tis to see 
The members of ona family 

Live peacefully together. 

The children, like the lily flowers, 

On which descend the sun and showers, 



SPELLING-BOOK. 125 



Their hues of beauty blending ; 
The parents, like .the willow boughs, 
On which the lovely foliage grows, 

Their friendly shade extending. 

But leaves the greenest will decay, 
And flowers the brightest fade away, 

When autumn winds are sweeping; 
And be the household e'er so fair, 
The hand of death will soon be there, 

And turn the scene to weeping. 

Yet leaves again will clothe the trees, 
And lilies wave beneath the breeze, 

When spring comes smiling hither ; 
And friends who parted at the tomb, 
May yet renew their loveliest bloom, 

And meet in heaven together. 

LESSON CLXXX1V. 

In the following words i before a vowel has the sound of j ; 

as sen' ior, pronounced sen' yur. 

Sen 7 ior pann ier span iel 

jun ior val iant ax iom 

cloth ier brill iant pon iard 

fol io * bill iard? in dian 

al ien cArist ian . ruff ian 

sav ior fust ian mill ion 

un ion bil ions pill ion 

cozflrt ier fil ial trill ion 

bull ion best ial bill ion 

coll ier cord ial min ion 
* Or, fo' li o. 



126 


THE PRACTICAL 




pin ion 


punc til io 


pin ion 


on ion * 


se ra/71 io 


punc til ious 


pe cuT iar 


ci vil ian 


re bell ious 


be hav ior 


pa vil ion 


brill / ian cy 


con yen ient 


post ill ion 


mel ior ate 


com mun ion 


ver mil ion 


al ien ate 


pie be ian 


bat tall ion 


pe com' ia ry 


ce lest 7 ial 


re bell ion 


aux ll ia ry 


fa mil iar 


com pan ion 


fa mil iar ize 


e 1 j§ ium * 


do min ion 


c/zrist ian i ty 


* Pronounced un' 31m, e 


llzh 7 yum. 




LESSON CLXXXV< 


In the following 


words 'Si, zi, and s have the sound of zh. 


Gla' zier 


az ure 


treas ur y 


gra zier 


meas ure 


vis u al 


f bra sier 


pleas ure 


u su al 


sier % 


treas ure 


dis clo / sure 


ho sier 


trees' ur er 


e ra sure 




LESSON CLXXXVL 


In the following words, s before u, — sci, si, ci, and ti, have the; 




sound of sh. 




Pa 7 tient 


cen sure 


ne go tia ble 


an cient 


sens'u al 


pro por tion ate 


pa tience 


so cia ble 


af fee tion ate 


ra tio 


sta' tion a ry 


con fee tion er 


quo tient 


die tion a r y ' 


so cia biF i ty 


Iran sient 


cen sur a ble 


pen i ten tia ry 


sen tient 


sta tion e ry 


pro ba/ tion a ry 


con science 


in sa / tia ble 


ob jec tion a ble 


1 What word ends in ci 


enf 1 What words end i 


1 ary? What one in cry? J 



SPELLING-BOOK. 127 | 



LESSON CLXXXVIL 
In the following words, ci, sci, ti, — and ss before u and i, — have 
the sound of sh, which is united in pronunciation with the 
accented syllable. 

Press 7 ure om nis cience ju di cia ry 

fis sure mi li tia prac ti tion er 

de fi 7 cient pas 7 sion ate su per fi 7 cie§ 

ef fi cient de fi 7 cien cy ben e fi 7 cia ry 

suf fi cient ef fi cien cy dis ere 7 tion a ry 

pro fi cient suf fi cien ©y in i tia to ry 

om nis cient pro fi cien cy pro pi tia to ry 

LESSON CLXXXVIIL 

In the following words, used only in the plural, the final s, 

when not preceded by c or t, has the sound of z. 

Tac 7 tics eaves sham bles 

ethics dregs calends 

phy§ ics tongs vi tals 

op tics an 7 nals twee zers 

hys ter 7 ics en trails mea sles 

i tal ics em bers wa ges 

sta tis tics nip pers trow§ ers 

math e mat 7 ics pin cers bow els 

rick 7 ets snuff ers spec 7 ta cles 

ef fects 7 sci§ sors prem i ses 

clothes ash es mo las 7 ses ) 

stays gog gles me las ses ) 

shears rich es en vi rons 



LESSON CLXXXIX. 
The following words are pronounced as if h preceded w. 

Whip whist which whirl 

whim whisk whipt when 

whit whiff whir whelp 









j 128 


THE PRACTICAL 




whence 


wheeze what 


whif fle 


; whet 


whine wharf 


whis tie 


whiz 


white wheth 7 er whit tie 


whale 


why whisk er 


whith er 


whey (ay) 
wheat 


while whim per . whee die 
whilst whis per whim 7 ?i cal 


wheel 


where whit low 
LESSON CXC. 


o ver whelm 7 


To the following words, ending in ic, the 

added. 


termination al is not 


Pub 7 lie 
dor ic 


col ic 
fab ric 


gym nas tic 
spa§ mod ic 


gas trie 


an tic 


ter rif ic 


ep ic 


tu nic 


con cen trie 


civ ic 


lu 7 na tic 


vol can ic 


goth ic 
frol ick ) 


pleth o ric 
bish op ric 


re pub lie 
e met ic 


frol ic j 


cath o lie 


a quat ic 


ton ic 


e clip 7 tic 


ath let ic 


pan ic 


i tal ic 


xhexx mat ic 


plas tic 
rel ic 


phleg mat ic 
ec lee tic 


pro sa ic 
ca thai* tic 


traf fick 
traf fie 


) gi gan tic 
J do mes tic 


dip lo mat 7 ic 
me te or ic 


arc tic 


pa cif ic 


pat ri ot ic 


gar lie 


prog nos tic 
LESSON CXCL 


tel e graph ic 


The following words are not varied so as to end in ic. 


Lo 7 cal 


fis cal 


met ri cal 


fo cal 


rad 7 i cal 


ver ti cal 


vo cal 
ras cal 


prac ti cal 
med i cal 


drop si cal 
sur gi cal 



SPELLING-BOOK. 



129 



fin i cal 
in im' i cal 
non sen si cal 
sym met ri cal 



The following words 

Cu 7 bic 
mimic 
hec tic 
ras tic 

mim ick (verb.) 
la con 7 ic 
ge ner ic 
ex trin sic 
in trin sic 
ec cen trie 
pe dan tic 



re cip ro cal 
e quiv o cal 
pi rat i cal 
le vit i cal 



or a tor 7 i cal 
di a met ri cal 
prob lem at i cal 
par a dox i cal 



LESSON CXCIL 

are sometimes, though seldom, used with 
the addition of al. 



or g an ic 
mo nas tic 
er rat ic 
ec stat ic 
di dac tic 
spe cif ic 
nar cot ic 
syl lab ic 
pneu mat ic 
me tal lie 
pri§ mat ic 



pro lif ic 
mag net ic 
e las tic 
ep i dem 7 ic 
tel e scop ic 
lith o graph ic 
ar o mat ic 
pan e gyr ic 
id i ot ic 
par a lyt ic 
cli mac 7 ter ic 



LESSON CXCIIL 

The following words are sometimes, though seldom, used 

without the termination al. 



Cler 7 i cal 
eth i cal 
tecA ni cal 
typ i cal 
spher i cal 
nau ti cal 
ty ran 7 ni cal 
i ron i cal 
the at ri cal 
sta tis ti cal 



de ist i cal 
me thod i cal 
gram mat i cal 
i den ti cal 
so phist i cal 
ca non i cal 
e van gel 7 i cal 
ge o graph i cal 
hy per bol i cal 
ec o nom i cal 



met a phor i cal 
ge o met ri cal 
met a phy§ i cal 
math e mat i cal 
hy po thet i cal 
hy po crit i cal 
je$ n it i cal 
ex e get i cal 
as tro nom i cal 
al le gor i cal 



130 THE PRACTICAL 


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LESSON CXC1V. 


The following 


words are also used with the addition of aL 


Mu' sic 


sa tir ic 


ac a clem ic 


sto ic 


his tor ic 


a pes tol ic 


ru brie 


e lee trie 


pu ri tan ic 


graph ic 


em phat ic 


at mos pher ic 


com ic 


tlra mat ic 


al pha bet ic 


trop io 


sab bat ic 


em ble mat iG 


top ic 


dog mat ic 


sys te mat ic 


lyr ic 


sar cas tic 


e nig mat ic 


clas sic 


ma jes tic 


mis an throp ic 


phys ic 


mi mer ic 


sym pa thet ic 


mys tic 


fan tas tic ) 


ty po graph ic 


crit ic 


phan tas tic j 


syl lo gis tic 


op tic 


fa nat ic 


dem o crat ic 


cyn ic 


po et ic 


en er get ic 


seep tic ) 


cles pot ic 


the o crat ic 


skep tic ) 


el lip tic 


an a lyt ic 


seen ic 


pa thet ic 


pan to mini ic 


rhet' o ric 


pro pliet ic 


par a bol ic 


pol i tic 


em pir ic 


philanthropic 


her e tic 


he ro ic 


a rith' me tic 


an gel 7 ic 


mo §a ic 


hi e ro glyph' ic 


sym bol ic pe ri 6cT ic 


a ris to crat ic 


po lem ic 


sci en tif ic 


id i o mat ic 


bo tan ic 


phil o soph ic 


en thu fi as tic 


hys ter ic 


cli a bol ic 


ec cle §i as tic 




LESSON CXCV. 


Words ending in cle, kle 


and kel. 


Cir' cle 


pin na cle spec 


ta cle i ci cle ) 


un cle 


mir a cle ob sta cle i si cle \ 


man' a ele 


or a cle , ye hi cle tu ber cle 



i 


SPELLING- 


BOOK. 


131 


bar na cle 


shac kle 


sic kle 


an kle 


ar ti cle 


tac kle 


tic kle 


ran kle 


par ti cle 


spec kle 


stic kle 


crin kle 


re cep 7 ta cle 


free kle 


bnc kle 


sprin kle 


conventicle 


fickle 


chnc kle 7vrin kle 


tab / er na cle 


pic kle 


&nuc kle tin kle 


twin 7 kle 
cac kle 


pric kle 
trie kle 


true kle 
sue kle 


spar kle 
shek el ' 


Do any words of more than two syllables end in kle ? What word ends 
in hell 




LESSON CXCVI. 




Words ending in eel, cle, cil, 


sel, sil, sal 


, cile and sile. 


Can 7 eel 


ves sel 




pro po §al 


chan eel 
mns cle * 
pen cil 
par eel 
cod 7 i cil 


teas el 
wea§ el 
conn sel 
conn cil 
fos sil 


dis po §al 
pe ru §al 
re fa §al 
es pou §al 
ca rou ?al 


dom i cil 


n ten 7 sil 


re vers al 


chi§ 7 el 


, vas 7 sal 




u ni vers 7 al 


dam §el 
tin sel 


mis sal 
na sal 




do 7 cile f 
mis sile 


mor sel 
tas sel 


re pri 7 §al 
snr pri sal 


pen sile 
im 7 be cile f 


* Pronounced mus' si. t Others, dos' il, im beV sil. 


What words end in cle ? 


in eel 1 and in He ? 




LESSON CXCVIL 





Words ending in bal, 


bel, bol, and ble. 


Cym 7 bal 
verb al 


la bel 
libel 


bab ble 
bub ble 


gram ble 
hob ble 


herb a] 


sym 7 bol 


am ble 


hum ble 


can 7 ni bal 


gam bol 


crum ble jum ble 


reb 7 el 


bram ble 


gam ble 


nib ble 



132 



THE PRACTICAL 



nimble 
peb ble 
quib ble 
rab ble 
ram ble 
rum ble 
scram ble 
scrib ble 



stub ble 
stum ble 
thim ble 
trem ble 
turn ble 
able 
ca ble 
fable 



fee ble 
ga ble 
bible 
foi ble 
no ble 
sable 
stable 
table 



gar ble 
mar ble 
as sem / ble 
dis sem ble 
re §em ble 
en a ble 
ig no ble 
pre' am ble 



What words end in al, el, and ol ? 



Words ending in 

Prob' a ble 
pass a ble 
af fa ble 
syl la ble 
ten a ble 
cul pa ble 
pal pa ble 
ar a ble 
par a ble 
not a ble 
tract a ble 
tax a ble 
sol u ble 
vol u ble 
ford a ble 
sal a ble 
blam a ble 
ca pa ble 
e qua ble 
du ra ble 
cu ra ble 



LESSON CXCVIIL 

able, uble, and ible, variously accented . 

pos si ble 
sens i ble 
vis i ble 
cred i ble 
tan gi ble 
fal li ble 
hor ri bles- 
ter ri ble 
flex i ble 
for ci ble 
cru ci ble 
fea §i ble 
plau $i ble 
el' i gi ble 
ad miss 7 i ble 
com press i ble 
de fens i ble 
di vi§ i ble 
os ten si ble 
re spons i ble 
in del i ble 



SPELLING-HOOK. 133 



mu 7 ta Me com bus 7 ti ble 

port a ble com pat i ble 

suit a ble cor rupt i ble 

li a ble con tempt i ble 

teach a ble con vert i ble 

prac 7 ti ca ble de struc ti ble 

pred i ca ble di gest i ble 

am i ca ble per cep ti ble 

ap pli ca ble i ras ci ble 

des pi ca ble in vin ci ble 

ex pli ca ble dis cern i ble 

rev o ca ble de du ci ble 

for mi da ble in cor 7 ri gi ble 

nav i ga ble in tel li gi ble 

es ti ma ble in ex press 7 i ble 

ad mi ra ble ir re press i ble 

ex e era ble ir re vers i ble 

hon or a ble rep re hen si ble 

mem o ra ble con tro vert i ble 

mi§ er a ble ir re sist i ble 

in de fat 7 i ga ble in com pre hen 7 si ble 

What words end in uble ? If there are cognate words ending in ant, ance, 
ate, or ation, the adjective ends in able. If there are cognate words ending 
in ist, ive, ision, or ition, the adjective ends in iblc. The exceptions are 

definable, supposable, resistible, and irresistible. 

LESSON CXCIX. 

Words ending in able, of four syllables, variously accented. 

Pref 7 er a ble ex pi a ble 

ref er a ble pit i a ble 

tol er a ble val u a ble 

ven er a ble cred it a ble 

vul ner a ble eq ui ta ble 

mal le a ble hab i ta ble 

en vi a ble hos pi ta ble 



134 THE PRACTICAL 


im i ta ble 


as sail a ble 


lam en ta ble 


de §ir a ble 


pal a ta ble 


ac count a ble 


prof it a ble 


in diet a ble 


pleas ur a ble* 


in scru ta ble 


par don a ble 


con ceiv a ble 


an s/z'er a ble 


de ceiv a ble 


fa vor a ble 


per ceiv a ble 


a mi a ble 


re tn'ev a ble 


va ri a ble 


al low a ble 


rea §on a ble 


re douJt a ble 


sea son a ble 


com mend a ble 


trea son a ble 


in flam ma ble 


im pla' ca ble 


con form a ble 


sup po sa ble 


im preg na ble 


ex cu §a ble 


de mon stra ble 


a void a ble 


ob serv a ble 


a me na ble 


trans fer a ble 


re claim a ble 


ac cept a ble 


as sign a ble . 


de test a ble 


at tain a ble 


in ef fa ble 


ob tain a ble 


in tract a ble 


a do ra ble 


re spect a ble 


de plo ra ble 


re mark a ble 


* Pronounced 


plezh/ ur a bl. 


LESSON ca 


Words ending in able, of five 


syllables, variously accented. 


In ex 7 tri ca ble 


con sid er a ble 


in cal cu la ble 


in com pa ra ble 


a bom i na ble 


in ex o ra ble 


de term i na ble 


in sep a ra ble 


in term i na ble 


in suf fer a ble 


ex cep tion a ble 


ir rep a ra ble 



SPELLING-BOOK. 



135 



im pen e tra ble 
un ut ter a ble 
in dom i ta ble 
in ev i ta ble 
dis tin guish a ble 
ex tin guish a ble 
in vi o la ble 
in su per a ble 
in nu mer a ble 
in du bi ta ble 



re me di a ble 
in dis pens' a ble 
mon o syl la ble 
in con test a ble 
jus ti fi a ble 
ir re proach a ble 
un con troll a ble 
rec on cil a ble 
in sup port a ble 
in sur mount a ble 



Adjectives in able, derived from words ending in e, are spelt 
without the e before a ; except when, as in the following ex- 
amples, the primitive ends in ce, ge, or ee. 

Peace 7 a ble ser 7 vice a ble 

trace a ble man age a ble 

change a ble mar riage a ble 

a gree' a ble 



charge a ble 



LESSON CCL 

Words of two syllables, ending in al, el, ail, il, ile, ule, ill, ol, 

and le, accented on the first. 



Med 7 al 
san dal 
scan dal 
form al 
nor mal 
dis mal 
sig nal 
ver nal 
mor al 
cen tral 
as tral 
met al 



mod el 
grav el 
rav el 
trav el 
lev el 
shriv el 
swiv el 
hov el 
nov el 
grov el 
cam el 
tram mel 



cav il 
civil 
an vil 
tran quil 
ten dril 
per il 
nos tril 
e vil 
pupil 
April 
pro file 
fe brile 



ea gle 
sta pie 
ma pie 
sup pie 
seru pie 
bu gle 
bee tie 
ti tie 
pad die 
strad die 
sad die 
med die 



; 136 


THE PRACTICAL 


1 


den tal 


flan nel 


fu tile 


ped die , 


men tal 


chan nel 


ser vile 


fid die 


mor tal 


pan el 


fer tile 


mid die ' 


fes tal 


ken nel 


due tile 


rid die 


yes tal 


fen nel 


rep tile 


hud die 


crys tal 


fun nel 


ster ile 


pud die 


bri dal 


tun nel 


fer ule 


can die 


feu dal 


chap el 


con sul 


dan die 


naval 


gos pel 


car ol 


han die 


ri val 


minstrel 


pis tol 


kin die 


o val 


tim brel 


idol 


spin die 


re gal 


bar rel 


vi ol 


dwin die 


frugal 


squirrel* 


la die 


swin die 


le gal 


sor rel 


era die 


fon die 


pe nal 


cud gel 


idle 


bun die 


ve nal 


sach el 


bri die 


trun die 


final 


hatch el 


nee die 


cur die 


spi nal 


man tel 


ri fle 


hur die 


pa pal 


chat tel 


tri fle 


baffle 


e qual 


trav ail 


stifle 


scuffle 




What words end in ail 


? in ule ? ull and ol ? 




* Pronounced skweY rel. 






LESSOIS 


T ecu. 




Words endin 


g in al, el, le, il, and ile, of two and three syllables, 




accented variously. 




Coital 


vi tal 


tri al 


fuel 


o ral 


to tal 


loy al 


era el 


spi ral 


port al 


roy al 


gru el 


neu tral 


bru tal 


an gel 


jew el 


i plu ral 


re al 


se quel 


mar shal 


ru ral 


di al 


scoun drel 


mar vel 


fa tal 


vi al ) 

phi al j 


ha zel 


char nel 


na tal 


du el 


shuf fle 



1 


SPELLING-BOOK. 


137, 


muf fie 


am pie 


this tie 


sub tie f \ 


ruffle 


sam pie 


bris tie 


sub til > 


an gle * 


tram pie 


gris tie 


sub tile * 


dan gle 


tern pie 


jos tie 


friz zle 


man gle 


dim pie 


bus tie 


daz zle 


wran gle 


pirn pie 


hus tie 


driz zle 


span gle 


sim pie 


bat tie 


muz zle 


stran gle 


ap pie 


cat tie 


puz zle 


tan gle 


dap pie 


rat tie 


gar ble 


sin gle 


grap pie 


tat tie 


star tie 


jin gle 


rip pie 


ket tie 


mul' ti pie 


shin gle 


crip pie 


met tie 


prin ci pie 


min gle 


tip pie 


net tie 


dis cY pie 


tin gle 


stop pie 


set tie 


e pis tie 


bun gle* 


pur pie 


lit tie 


a pos tie 


gurgle 


man tie 


spit tie 


em bez zle 


strag gle 


gen tie 


brit tie 


au turn nal 


wrig gle 


tur tie 


tittle 


in fer nal 


•j°gg le 


myr tie 


bot tie 


ma ter nal 


jug g^ 


cas tie 


rus tie 


pa ter nal 


smug gle 


nes tie 


scut tie 


fra ter nal 


strug gle 


pes tie 


shut tie 


e ter nal 


trip le 


wres tie 


ax le 


in ter nal 


* The words from angle 


to bungle, inclusive, are pronounced 


as if the first s 


yllable ended with/*. 




t Pronounced sut' tl. 








LESSON CCIIL 




Words ending 


in al, el, ile, 


and ol, of three 


syllables, accented 




variously. 




Ar rV val 


ca 


the dral 


de ni al 


re vi val 


re 


ci tal 


tri bu nal 


co e val 


re 


qui tal 


re new al 


pri me val i de al 

,_., ........ ... ., ... 


a vow al 



138 


THE PRACTICAL 


bap ti§ mal 


per son al 


ar se nal 


pa rent al 


nom inal 


car di nal 


ac quit tal 


in te gral 


pas tor al 


di ur nal 


ad mi ral 


nu mer al 


noc tur nal 


tern po ral 


fu ner al 


ca tkrrh al 


cor po ral 


la bi al 


fes' ti val 


nat u red 


ge ni al 


in ter val 


script u ral 


me ni al 


prod i gal 


gut tu ral 


jo vi al 


con ju gal 


cap i tal 


cit a del 


an i mal 


hos pi tal 


in fi del 


or di nal 


ped es tal 


cal o mel 


crim i nal 


lin e al 


sen ti nel 


doc tri nal 


or de al 


di shev' el 


prin ci pal 


triv i al 


en am el 


lib er al 


grad u al 


em pan nel ) 


fed er al 


an nu al 


im pan nel j 


gen er al 


ac tu al 


ap par el 


min er al 


rit u al 


vol' a tile 


lat er al 


punc tu al 


vers a tile 


lit er al 


vir tu al 


pu er ile 


sev er al 


sex u al 


cap i tol 


What words end in Hi 


? and oil 




LESSON CCIV. 


Words ending in al 


, of four, five, ar 
variously. 


Ld six syllables, accented 


Ac ci dent" 


.al 


sup pie ment al 


in ci dent al 


sen ti ment al 


o ri ent al 




det ri ment al 


fun da ment al 


.fflonu ment al 


sac ra ment al 


in stru ment al 


or na ment 


al 


con ti nent al 


el e ment al 


hor i zon tal 





SPELLING-BOOK. 139 


di ag' o rial 


con ge nial 


e phem er al 


a e ri al 


e lect or al 


ma te ri al 


con ject ur al 


im pe ri al 


ad verb i al 


me mo ri al 


pro verb i al 


ar te ri al 


bi en ni al 


mer cu ri al 


tri en ni al 


su i ci' dal 


. mil len ni al 


spir' it u al 


per en ni al 


in di vid' u al 


ter res tri al 


in tel lect u al 


con viv i al 


in ter me' di al 


re sid u al 


min is te ri al 


con tin u al 


cer e mo ni al 


ef feet u al 


mat ri mo ni al 


per pet u al 


pat ri mo ni al 


ha bit u al 


test i mo ni al 


e vent u al 


sen a to ri al 


in augural 


e qua to ri al 


e the re al 


mon i to ri al 


cor po real 


ter ri to ri al 


fu ne re al 


ex per i ment' al 


re me di al 


me di a to' ri al 




1TESSON ccv. 


In the following words 


ci, si, and ti have the sound of sh ; and 


when ci and ti foil 


ow e or i, this sound is united with the 


preceding syllable ir 


i pronunciation. 


So 7 cial imp tial cir cum stan tial 


pro vin' cial sub stan' tial pre§ i den tial 


fi nan cial ere den tial prov i den tial 


com mer cial pi 


tl den tial pes ti len tial 


par 7 tial es sen tial in flu en tial 


mar tial e 

i 


qui noc' tial con se quen tial 



110 



THE PRACTICAL 



in a' tion al 
ra tion al 
; no tion al 
j frac tion al 
sec tion al 
op tion al 
! m ten' tion ai 



de vo tion al 
spe' cial 
ju di' cial 
of fi cial 
prej u di' cial 
ben e fi cial 
ar ti fi cial 



sn per fi cial 
in i' tial 
sol sti tial 
tra di' tion al 
ad di tion al 
con di tion al 
con tro ver' sial 



LESSON CCVL 
In the following words ch has the sound of k. 

arch e type 



Scheme 
ache 
chyle 
school* 
cha§m 
chord 
cha' os 
cho ral 
cho rus 
e poch 
te trarch 
schoon er* 
chol er 
christ en 
Christ mas 
chron ic 
chem ist I 
cliim ist j 
an chor 
mon arch 
sched ule 
schol ar 
ech o 



ech oe$ 
pas chal 
ar chive? 
cha of ic 
scho las tic 
me chan ic 
se pnl chral 
arch an gel 
chi me ra 
char 7 ac ter 
chol er ic 
chor is ter 
chron i cle 
chrys a lis 
al che my 
an ar chy 
cat e chls;e 
cat e chism 
pen ta teuch 
chem is try ) 
chhn is try j 
mech a ni§m 
sac cha rine 
* o, as in move. 



arch i tect 
harp si chord 
hi e rarch 
pa tri arch 
eu cha rist 
cha me 7 le on 
pa ro chi al 
cha lyb e ate 
chi mer i cal 
chi rog ra phy 
chro nol o gy 
chro nom e ter 
char ac ter ize 
mo narch i cal 
ar' chi tect ure 
61 i gar chy 
mel an chol y 
mel an chol ic 
pa tri arch" al 
mach i na tion 
cat e clru men 
char ac ter Is' tic 





SPELLING-BOOK. 141 




LESSON CCVIL 


In the following words ph 


has the sound of f. 


Tri' umph 




met a phor 


tro phy 




eu' pho ny 


ty phus 




an to graph 


ci pher 




tri urn 7 phant 


dol phin 




tri um phal 


eph od 




phi lip pic 


soph i?m 




de ci pher 


ser aph 




bi og 7 ra phy 


proph et 




bi og ra pher 


or plian 




ste nog ra phy 


cam phor 




or thog ra phy 


pam phlet 




ge og ra phy 


aph 7 o rism 




ty pogra phy 


bias phe my 




- phi los o phy 


bias phe mous 


phi los o pher 


%ep i taph 




a poc ry phal 


lith o graph 




phe nom e non 


par a graph 




phi Ian thro py 


tel e graph 




e piph a ny 


syc o phant 




lex i cog' ra phy 


soph is try 




phys i og no my 




LESSON CCVIIL 


In the following words, g at the end of syllables, and followed 


by e or i, has the sound of j ; and c, in similar cases, that 
of s. 


Log 7 ic 


dig it 


leger ) 


mag ic * 


vig il 


ledg er j 


trag ic 


ag lie 


proc ess 


rig id 


frag ile 


plac id 


frig id 


tac it 


ac id 



,142 


THE PRACTICAL 




: prog 7 e ny 


spec i fy 


in dig e nous 


veer e tate 


im ag 7 ine 


veg' e ta ble 


J ag i tate 


♦ e lie it 


mag is tra cy 


J cog i tate 


il lie it 


leg is lat ure 


j vig il ance 


so lie it 


reg i ment al \ 


! leg i ble 


im plic it 


im ag' in a ble 


1 mag is trate 


ex plic it 


im ag in a tive 


leg is late 


an tic 7 i pate 


spec i fi ca' tion 


reg i men 


par tic i pate 


mag is te' ri al 


reg i cide 


ca pac i tate 


du o dec i mo 


trag e dy 


so lie i hide 


an a log i cal 


reg is ter 


au dac i ty 


ge o log i cal 


forg er y 


me die in al 


zo o log i cal 


vac il late 


mu nic i pal 


phren o log i cal 


tac i turn 


rhi noc e ros 


tan to log i ca] 


dec i mal 


so lie it ous 


the o log i cal 


lac er ate 


so lie it or 


phi lo log i cal 


prec i pice 


nee 7 es sa ry 


chrou o lop; i cal 


prec e dent 


rec i ta' tion 


et y mo log 7 i cal 


spec i men 


o rig' in ate 


gen e a log i cal 


rec i pe 


bel Kg er ent 


min er a log i cal 


pac i fy 


o rig in al 

LESSON CCIX 


phys i o log i cal 


In the following 


words x has the sound of gz ; as ex' hort, 




pronounced egz' hort. 


i Ex hort' 


ex ile 


ex am pie 


ex ist 


ex haust 


ex am ine 


ex empt 


ex alt 


ex ot ic 


. ex ert 


ex hib' it 


ex of di urn 


ex act 


ex em plar 


ex hil a rate 


ex ult 


ex ist ence 


ex on er ate \ 


ex hale 


ex er tion 


ex em pla ry j 



i 


SPELLING-BOOK. 


143 j 


ex em pli fy ex ec 


u tive ex 


' 1 

u ber ance 


ex orb i tance ex ec u tor ex 


as per ate 


ex ag ger ; 


ite ex ec 


u trix ex am i na 7 tion 




LESSON ccx. 




Irregular and 


very difficult w 


ords, of which the particular pro- 




nunciation is given. 






Pronounced. 




Pronounced. 


Choir 


kwire 


bus i ness 


biz 7 ness 


folks 


fokes 


bus i ly 


biz 7 ze ly 


isle 


Tie 


corps 


kore 


is land 


i 7 land 


i ron 


I 7 urn 


aisle 


ile 


buoy 


bwoy 


schism 


sizm 


buoy ant 


bwoy / ant 


bu ry 


ber 7 ry 


pro vost 


pro vo 7 


bu ri al 


ber 7 e al 


ap ro pos 


ap 7 ro p5 


drachm 


dram 


belle 


bel 


en glish 


mg 7 glish 


spe cies 


spe 7 shiz 


fore head 


for' ed 


co quet ) 


ko ket 7 


man y 


men 7 ny 


co quette j 


or co quet y 


an y 


en' ny 


vig net ) 


w 


phthis ic 


tlz 7 zik 


vig nette j 


vin yet 


of 


ov 


yacht 


yot 


pret ty 


prit 7 ty 


sold ier 


sol 7 jur 


plaid 


plad 


sug ar 


shug 7 ar 


been 


bin 


seign ior 


seen 7 yur 


rheum 


rume 


worst ed 


^nist 7 ed 


rhyme 


rim 


col o nel 


ktir 7 nel 


thyme 


thim or tlm 


vict uals 


vit 7 tlz 


j rhythm 


rithm 


beau 


bo 


| fran chise 


fran 7 chiz 


beaux 


boze 


| mi nu tiaB 


me nu" she 


does 


duz 


j worn an 


wum' an 


ven i son 


ven 7 zn 


iwom en 


wim 7 en 


pig eon 


pid 7 jun 


j busy 


biz 7 zy 


mosque 


mosk 











144 


THE PRACTICAL 






Pronounced. 




kins folk 


kmz' foke 




haut boy 


ho 7 boy 




schis mat ic 


siz mat/ ic 




mus ke toe ) 
mus que toe j 


mus ke 7 to 








rhyth mi cal 


rith 7 mi cal 




buoy an cy 


bwoy / an sy 




et i quet ) 


et e ket 7 




et i quette j 






bru nette 


bru net 7 




ga zette 


ga zet 7 


i 


hick up ) 
hie cough j 


hik 7 kup 


1 .- 


pus tule 


( pus 7 1 

( or pus 7 tul i 




belles lettres 


bel 7 let ter 




men ag er y 


men azh 7 er e 




ex haus tion 


egz haws 7 chun 




mis tie toe 


miz 7 zl to 




sou ve nir 


soo 7 ve ner f 




av oir clu pois 


av er du poiz 7 


• 


re lig ious 


re lid 7 jus 




re lig ion 


re lid 7 jun 




li tig ious 


le tid 7 jus 


j 


pro dig ious 


pro did 7 jus 




sac ri le gious 


sak re le 7 jus 




" con ta gious 


kon ta 7 jus 




bur lesque f 


bur lesk 7 




gro tesque 


gro tesk 7 


1 

1 


pic tu resque 


pikt u resk 7 


aid de camp 


ad 7 de kawng 


gone 


gon ; or nearly, gawn. , 


1 


• o, as in move. t Others spell bur lesk', &c. 





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WORDS 




Spelt alike. 


but which vary in Accent, 


Signification when accented on the 




Signification when accented on the 


first syllable. 






second syllable. 


Not here. 




Absent. 


To keep away. 


an abridgment. 




Abstract. 


to draw from. 


a stress of voice. 




Accent. 


to express accent. 


something added to the 
end of a word. 


1 


Affix. 


to unite to the end. 


an increase. 




Augment. 


to make larger. 


the eighth month. 




August. 


grand. 


a short prayer. 




Collect. 


to gather together. 


an agreement. 




Compact. 


solid. 


a mixture. 




Compound 


to mix together. 


a musical performance 




Concert. 


( to plan by mutual agree- 
\ ment. 


] behavior. 




Conduct. 


to lead. 


; limit. 




Confine. 


to restrain. 


a struggle. 




Conflict. 


to strive against 


to practise charms. 




Conjure. 


to implore. 


a companion. 




Consort. 


to associate with. 


a contention. 




Contest. 


to dispute. 


a bargain. 




Contract. 


to lessen. 


opposition of figures. 




Contrast. 


to set in opposition. 


familiar discourse. 




Converse. 


to talk with. 


j one who adopts a new 
opinion. 


\ 


Convert. 


( to change from one 
I state to another. 


a person proved guilty. 




Convict. 


to prove guilty. 


an accompanying pro- 


) 




£ to accompany for pro- j 


tection, usually by 


\ 


Convoy. 


< tection, usually by i 


sea. 


) 




C sea. 


a growing less. 




Decrease. 


to grow less. 


a summary of laws 




Digest. 


to arrange in order. 


passage for entering. 




Entrance. 


to put in ecstasy. 


i a guard. 




Escort. 


to attend as a guard. 


an attempt. 




Essay. 


to endeavor. 


banishment. 




Exile. 


to banish. 


a commodity sent to 


i 


Export. 


( to carry goods to ano- 
( ther country. 


another country. 


something drawn out. 




Extract. 


to draw out. 


a commotion. 




Ferment. 


to excite internal motion. 






7 





145 



THE PRACTICAL 



Signification when accented on the 
first syllable. 

happening often, 
high spirited. 

meaning. 

a mark. 

a perfume burnt, 
a crowing larger, 
a gross abuse, 
something noticed, 
complete, 
sweet odor, 
a written licence, 
a particle put before a ) 
word. > 

a solemn declaration. 

one under government. 



an attentive view. 
anguish, 
a conveyance. 
a vessel for carriage ; 
rapture. 



Frequent. 
Gallant. 

Import. 

Impress. 

Incense. 

Increase. 

Insult. 

Object. 

Perfect. 

Perfume. 

Permit. 

Prefix. 

Protest. 

Subject. 

Survey. 

Torment. 

Transfer. 

Transport. 



Signification when accented on the 
second syllable. 

to visit often. 
courteous to ladies. 

{ to bring from another 

I country, 
to stamp. 
to make angry. 
to grow larger. 
to treat abusively, 
to oppose, 
to make complete, 
to fill with sweet odor, 
to allow. 

to put before. 

to affirm with solemnity. 

( to bring under the pow- 

( er of. 
to view carefully, 
to put to extreme pain, 
to convey. 

to carry ; to enrapture. 



WORDS 

Spelt alike, but which vary in accent c 



Cem' ent, trfat which unites. 
Ce ment', to unite closely. 
Des' ert, a wilderness. 
De sert', to forsake. 
Mm ute, a short space of time. 
Mi nute', very small. 
J Pres' age, a prognostic. 
Pre sage', to forebode. 
Pres' ent, a gift. 
Pre sent', to offer. 
Prod' uce, that which is brought 

forth. 
Pro duce', to bring forth. 
Prog' ress, onward motion. 
Pro gress' to advance. 



nd division into syllables. 



Proj' ect, a scheme. 

Pro jcct', to be prominent. 

Reb 7 el, one who renounces 
lawful authority. 

Re be!', t» renounce lawful au- 
thority. 

Rec' ord, a register. 

Re cord', to register. 

Ref use, of no value. 

Re fuse', to deny a request 

At/ tri bute, quality. 

At trib' ute. to ascribe. 

In vaT id, of no force. 

In' val id, ) . ~ 

T , .,/ > an infirm person. - 

In val id', > l 



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SPELLING-BOOK. 



147 



WORDS 

Which are alike in Pronunciation, but differ in Orthography. 



Ail, to be sick, or in trouble. 

ale, a kind of malt liquor, 
air, that which we breathe, 
air, a tune ; the manner of a per- 
son, 
ere, before in time, 
heir, one who inherits. 

aisle, a walk or alley in a church. 

Isle, an island, 
all, the whole, 
awl, a sharp pointed tool. 

altar, a place for sacrifice. 

alter, to change, 
ant, a small insect, 
aunt, the sister of one's parent. 

ark, a small chest ; a vessel. 

arc, a part of a circle, 
ascent, a going up. 
assent, agreement. 

auger, a tool to bore with. 

augur, one who foretells. 
aught, any thing, 
ought, bound in duty. 

bad, not good, vicious. 

bade, commanded, 
bail, a surety, 
bale, a bundle of goods, 
bale, to lade out. 

ball, a round body. 

bawl, to cry aloud, 
bare, without covering, 
bear, a wild animal, 
bear, to carry ; to produce. 

base, mean, vile. 

base, the bottom or foundation. 

bass, a part in music, 
bay, a color : a body of water, 
bey, a Turkish governor. 

be, to exist. 

bee, an insect which makes honey, 
beach, the sea-shore, 
beech, a kind of tree. 

beat, to strike. 

beet, an eatable root. 
beau, a gay gentleman, 
bow, an instrument to shoot with. 



been, from be ; as, he has been, 
bin, a box for commodities. 

beer, a kind of liquor. 

bier, a carriage for the dead, 
bell, a hollow sounding body, 
belle, an admired lady. 

berry, a small fruit. 

bury, to put under ground, 
blew, from blow; as, the wind blew, 
blue, a kind of color. 

boar, a male swine. 

bore, to make a hole, as with an 
auger, 
boll, the pod of a plant, as of flax, 
bowl, a round hollow vessel. 

borne, from bear, to carry. 

bourn, , a limit, 
borough, an incorporated town, 
burrow, a hole for small animals. 

bough, a branch. 

bow, to bend, 
brake, fern, 
break, to force asunder. 

breach, a breaking. 

breech, the lower part of a thing, 
bread, a kind of food, 
bred, brought up. 

broach, to pierce a vessel. 

brooch, an ornament, 
'bruit, a noise, a report, 
brute, a beast. 

but, as, he has but one eye. 

butt, a mark ; to strike with the 
head. 

butt, a cask containing two hogs- 
heads, 
buy, to get for money, 
by, with, near, 
bye, as, in good-bye. 

Cain, the first murderer. 

cane, a staff, or reed, 
call, to name ; to speak aloud, 
caul, a membrane inclosing the 
bowels. 

cannon, a great gun. 

canon, a law, a rule. 



143 THE PRACTICAL 


canvas, a kind of cloth. 


dear, beloved; costly. 


canvass, to examine. 


deer, a wild animal. 


cask, a barrel to contain fluids. 


dew, a kind of moisture. 


casque, a helmet. 


due, owed. 


cede, to give up. 


die, to cease to live in the body. 


seed, what produces plants. 


dye, to stain, to color. 


ceil, to cover the top or roof of a 


doe, a female deer. 


room. 


dough, meal prepared for baking. 


seal, to fasten with a wafer, or wax. 


done, finished. 


seal, an animal. 


dun, a dark color. 


~ cell, a small apartment. 


dun, to demand a debt. 


sell, to exchange for money. 


dram, a small weight. 


cent, a hundred ; a coin. 


drachm, an ancient coin. 


scent, a smell. 


dam, to stop a stream. 


sent, ordered, or put in the way 


damn, to condemn. 


to go. • 


ewe, a female sheep, 


cession, a giving up. 


yew, a kind of tree. . 


session, a sitting for business. 


you, the person, or persons, spo- 


choir, a band of singers. 


ken to. 


quire, 24 sheets of paper. 


eye, the organ of sight. 


choler, anger, rage. 


I, myself. 


collar, a covering for the neck. 


fain, willingly. 


chord, a line in a circle. 


fane, a temple. - 


cord, a small rope. 


feign, to dissemble. 


chronical, continuing long. 


faint, feeble, exhausted. 


chronicle, a history. 


feint, a false appearance. 


cion, a sprout. 


fair, a place of sale ; beautiful, 


Sion, a mountain. 


just. 


cite, to summon, to quote. 


fare, food ; price of passage. 


sight, vision, a view. 


feat, a striking action. 


site, a situation. 


feet, the lower parts of the legs. 


climb, to ascend with effort. 


flea, a troublesome insect. 


clime, a portion of the earth. 


flee, to run away. 


coarse, not fine, rough. 


flew, from fly ; as, the bird flew. 


course, the line of motion. 


flue, a passage for smoke. 


coat, a part of dress. 


flour, meal from grain. 


cote, a sheep-fold. 


flower, a blossom. 


complement, a full number. 


fore, going first. 


compliment, an expression of civ- 


four, twice two. 


ility. 


forth, forward, out. 


core, the heart, or inner part of a 


fourth, next after the third. 


thing. 


foul, dirty, filthy. 


corps, a body of men. 


fowl, a winged animal. 


cousin, a relation. 


freeze, to harden into ice. 


cozen, to cheat. 


frieze, a coarse kind of cloth. 


currant, a small fruit. 


fir, a sort of tree. 


current, a running stream. 


fur, the soft hair of animals. 


cymbal, an instrument of music. 


gait, manner of walking. 


symbol, a sign. 


gate, a sort of door. 


day, a portion of time. 


gilt', adorned with gold. 


dey, a Moorish governor. 
i L — — 


guilt, wickedness, crime. 



SPELLING-BOOK. 



149 



grate, a frame made with bars. 

great, large, 
groan, a sound uttered in pain, 
grown, increased. 

hail, frozen rain ; to call, to salute. 

hale, to drag ; sound in body. 
hair, natural cover of the head, 
hare, a small animal. 

hall, a large room. 

haul, to pull forcibly, 
hart, a male deer, 
heart, the seat of life. 
- heal, to cure. 

heel, the hind part of the foot, 
hear, to perceive by the ear. 
here, in this place. 

heard, from hear; as, I heard it. 

herd, a drove or nock, 
hew, to cut down, 
hue, color ; a clamor. 

hie, to move in haste. 

high, tall, lofty, 
him, from he ; as, I saw him. 
hymn, a song of religious praise. 

hoard, to lay up in store. 

horde, a band of wandering peo- 
ple, 
hole, a hollow place, 
whole, having all its parts. 

hour, a portion of the day. 

our, belonging to us. 
in, within. 
inn, a tavern. 

indict, to charge with crime. 

indite, to write, to compose, 
key, an instrument to fasten and 

open a lock. . 
quay, a wharf. 

kill, to take away life. 

kiln, a large stove or oven, 
knave, a rogue, 
nave, the middle of a wheel. 

knead, to work dough. 

need, want, necessity, 
knew, from know ; as, I knew him. 
new, fresh, not old. 

knight, a title of honor. 

night, the darkness between the 
setting and the rising of the 
sun. 
knit, to make network with needles, 
nit, an insect's egg. 



knot, a tie ; a hard part in wood. 

not, a word of denial or refusal, 
know, to understand clearly, 
no, a word of denial or refusal. 

laid, placed. 

lade, to load ; to dip out. 
lain, from lie, to rest, to remain, 
lane, a narrow road or street. 

lea, a meadow. 

lee, opposite to the wind, 
lead, a soft heavy metal, 
led, guided, directed. 

leaf, a part of a plant. 

lief, willingly. 
leak, to run out as a liquid, 
leek, a sort of onion. 

lean, wanting flesh. 

lien, a claim on property, 
lessen, to make less. 
lesson, something to be read or 
learned. 

levee, an assembly to visit some 
distinguished person. 

levy, to raise money or troops ; 
to collect, 
liar, one who tells lies, 
lyre, a musical instrument. 

lie, a wilful falsehood. 

lie, to recline, to rest. 

lye, a liquor from wood-ashes, 
lo, behold. 

low, near the ground ; humble, 
low, to make a noise like a cow. 

loan, to lend. 

lone, by itself, solitary. 
lore, learning. 
lower, to let down. 

made, finished. 

maid, an unmarried woman, 
mail, armor ; a bag to carry letters, 
male, a he animal or plant. 

main, chief, principal. 

main, the ocean ; the continent. 

mane, hair on the neck of animals, 
maize, Indian corn, 
maze, an intricate winding. 

mall, a wooden hammer. 

maul, to beat, to bruise, 
manner, mode, custom, 
manor, a lordship. 

mantel, a chimueyrpiece. 

mantle, a loose garment. 



150 THE PRACTICAL 


marshal, to arrange. 


peer, an equal ; a nobleman. 


martial, warlike. 


pier, a support of a bridge. 


mead, a liquor made from honey. 


plain, level ground; distinct, even, i 


meed, reward. 


plane, a levei surface ; a tool. 


mean, a medium. 


plait, to fold, to double. 


mean, low ; to signify. 


plate, wrought silver. 


mien, look, air, manner. 


plum, a fruit. 


meat, animal food. 


plumb, a leaden w r eight. 


meet, fit, proper. 


pule, a long stick. 


i meet, to come together. 


poll, the head ; an election. 


mete, to measure. 


pore, a small hole in the skin. 


metal, iron, silver, gold, ccc 


pour, to turn out a liquid. 


mettle, spirit, ardor. 


pray, to implore, to beseech. 


might, power, ability. 


prey, plunder, booty. 


mite, a small insect. 


principal,' chief. 


moan, to lament aloud. 


principle, a fixed general truth. 


mown, from to maw ; as, the grass 


profit, pecuniary or other advan- 


is mown. 


tage. 


moat, a ditch. 


prophet, one who foretells. 


mote, a small particle. 


rain, water from the clouds. 


naught, bad. 


reign, to rule. 


nought, nothing. 


rein, part of a bridle. 


nay, no. 


raise, to lift up, to elevate. 


neigh, to make a noise like a 


raze, to overthrow, to efface. 


horse. 


rap, to strike. 


0, Oh, alas. 


wrap, to fold together. 


owe, to be indebted. 


read, to peruse. 


oar, an instrument to row with. 


reed, a hollow knotted stalk. 


ore, metal as dug from the earth. 


read, did read. * 


one, a single thing. 


red, a color. 


won, from win, to gain. 


reek, to smoke, to steam. 


pail, a wooden vessel. 


wreak, to take revenge. 


pale, a pointed stake ; whitish, 


rest, repose ; remainder. 


wan. 


wrest, to force from. 


pain, suffering of body, or of mind. 


retch, to strain. 


pane, a square of glass. 


wretch, a miserable person. 


pair, a couple. 


rice, a kind o( grain. 


pare, to cut off the outside. 


rise, ascent, increase. 


pear, a kind of fruit. 


right, straight, just. 


palate, a part of the mouth. 


rite, a ceremony. 


pallet, a small bed. 


write, to form letters with a pen. 


panel, a part of a door 


wright, a workman. 


pannel, a small saddle. 


ring, something circular. 


peace, quietness, calmness. 


ring, to ring ; as, he rings a bell. 


piece, a separated part. 


wring, to twist. 


peak, the pointed top of a hill or 


road, a way. 


mountain. 


rode, from to ride ; as, he rode on 


peek, to look through a crevice. 


a horse. ^ 


pique, a grudge. 


roe, a female deer. 


peal, a loud sound. 


row, a rank ; to move a boat with 


j peel, to skin, or take off the rind. 


oars. 



SPELLING-BOOK. 151 




rote, a mere repetition of words. 


sole, single, only ; the bottom of 




wrote, from write; as, he wrote 


a foot or shoe. 




a letter. 


soul, the immortal part of man 




rough, uneven, harsh. 


some, a part. • 




ruff, a part of dress for the neck. 


sum, the whole. 




rout, a rabble. 


son, a male child. 




route, ) a way. (Some pronounce 
rout, j thisroote.) 


sun, the great source of light. 




stair, a step. 




rye, a kind of grain. 


stare, to look earnestly. 




wry, crooked. 


stake, a post ; a wager. 




sail, a part of a ship. 


steak, a slice of meat. 




sale, a selling. 


stationary, fixed in place. 




scene, a sight. 


stationery, paper, ink, quills, &c. 




seen, beheld. 


steal, to take secretly and wrong- 




. ' > a lame fishing-net. 
seine, ) ° & 


fully, 
steel, refined hardened iron. 




scull, to propel a boat with an oar 


stile, steps into a field. 




over the stern. 


style, manner of writing ; to name. 




skull, the bone that incloses the 


straight, direct, not crooked. 




brain. 


strait, a narrow pass. 




sea, a large body of water. 


succor, help, aid. 




see, to look at, to behold. 


sucker, a young shoot. 




seam, two edges joined together. 


tail, the end. 




seem, to appear. 


tale, a story ; a reckoning. 




sear, to burn to dryness. 


tare, an allowance in weight. 




sere, dry, withered. 


tear, to rend. 




seer, a prophet. 


team, a number of horses or oxen 




seignior, a lord. 


for drawing. 




senior, elder. 


teem, to abound, to produce. 




sew, to unite with a needle and 


tear, water shed from the eye. 




thread. 


tier, a rank, or row. 




so, in such a manner. 


their, belonging to them. 




sow, to scatter seed. 


there, in that place. 




shear, to clip, or cut off with a 


threw, from throw ; as, he threw a 




two-bladed instrument. 


stone. 




sheer, unmixed, pure. 


through, as, he passed through the 




shire, a county. (Some pronounce 


door. 




shire.) 


throe, extreme pain. 




shone, from shine ; as, the sun 


throw, to cast 




shone. 


throne, a royal seat. 




shown, from show ; as, it was shown 


thrown, from throw ; as, the stone 




to me. 


was thrown. 




slay, to kill. 


to, towards a place. 




sleigh, a vehicle drawn on snow. 


two, one and one. 




sley, a weaver's reed. 


too, also. 




sleight, an artful trick. 


toe, a part of the foot. 




slight, to neglect. 


tow, to drag with a rope, as a boat. 




sloe, a sort of wild plum. 


tow, the coarse part of flax or 




slow, not quick. 


hemp. 




soar, to mount upward. 


travail, to labor. 




sore, painfully tender. 


travel, to go a journey. 





152 



THE PRACTICAL 



V > a covering for the face. 

vale, a space between hills. 
vain, empty, showy, useless, 
vane, a weathercocK. 
vein, a tube to convey the blood. 

v * a \ I a small bottle, 
phial, ) 

viol, a musical instrument. 

vice, wickedness. 

vise, a griping instrument closed 
by a screw. 
wail, to weep aloud, 
wale, a mark of a stripe. 

wain, a wagon. 

wane, to decrease. 



waist, the middle part of the body, 
waste, desolate, to squander. 

wait, to tarry, to expect. 

weight, heaviness, 
waive, to put off. 
wave, a moving swell of water. 

ware, something to be sold. 

wear, to carry on the body, as 
clothes, 
way, a manner ; a road, 
weigh, to find out how heavy a body 
is. 

weak, feeble, infirm. 

week, seven days, 
wean, to withdraw from the breast. 
ween, to think. 



OF PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES. 



A prefix is a letter, syllable, or word, placed at the beginning 
of a word, to vary its meaning ; as un before able in wraable, 
and re in rebuild. 

A suffix is a letter, or syllable, annexed to the end of a 
word to modify its signification ; as ar in beggar, and less in 
fatherless. 

In certain words, the prefixes and suffixes seem nearly or quite redundant. 

OF THE PREFIXES. 

Some of the prefixes drop or change their final consonant, so 
as to unite easily with the first syllable of the word to which 
they are joined ; as con in co-exist, and ad in affix. 

A denotes, on, in, to, at, or from ; as, ashore, abed, afield, 
afar, overt 

Want of, or without; as, atheist. 

Ab, abs — from or away ; as, adduce, abstract. 

Ad —to or at ; as, adjoin, appertain. 

d in ad, becomes c, f, g, 1, n, p, r, s, and t, in words beginning with these 
letters ; as, accept, a/lot. 

Ante — before ; as, antedate. 
Anti — against ;. as, anftchristian. 



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Circum — about ; as, eira/mnavigate. 

Con, or its equivalents, co, cog, col, com, and cor — together 
or with; as, conform, coequal, collect. 

Contra, or counter —against ; as, contradict, counterpart, 
countermand. + 

De — down or from ; as, descend, deduct. 

Dis, di, or dif — take from, away, not, ox asunder ; as, farm, 
dit -cover, disbelieve, divide. 

Ex, e, ec, or ef — out, or out of; as, extend, exclude. 

Em, or en — in, into, or on ; as, embark, enthrone. 

Extra — beyond ; as, extraordinary. 

In, or ig, il, im, and ir — in, into, upon, or not ; as, mease, 
insert, impose, illegal. 

Inter — between or among ; as, intermix. 

Intro — among ; as, introduce. 

Mis — wrong, defect, error ; as, misconduct, miscall. 

Ob, or oc, of, and op — in the way, against, out ; as, obstruct, 
oppose. 

Per — through, or thoroughly ; as, pervade, perfect. 

Post — after ; as, postscript. 

Pre — before; as, prefix, predict. 

Preter — beyond; as, preternatural. 

Pro — for, forward, or forth ; as, pronoun, proceed, produce. 

Re — back, again, or anew; as, recall, rebuild, renew. 

Se — aside, apart, or without; as, secede, seclude. 

Sub, or sue, suf, sug, sup, and sus — under; as, snoject, 
suggest, support. 

Syn, or sy, syl, and sym — together, with; as, synagogue, 
sympathy. 

Super, or sur — above, over, more than enough; as, superadd, 
superfluous, snrpass. 

Trans — over, beyond, across; as, transgress, transatlantic. 

Un — with verbs, to undo; as, unfurl, unseal. — with adjectives 
and adverbs, it signifies not ; as, unkind, nnjustly. 

With —from or against ; as, withdraw, withstand. 

OF SUFFIXES. - 

The following denote the person who is in a certain state 
or condition, or who does a certain thing. 

- An, or ian — Historian, Christian. 
Ant — disputant, inkabitani. 

7* 



154 THE PRACTICAL 



Ar — liar, beggar. 

Ard —drunkard, sluggard. 

Ary —antiquary, adversary. 

Ate —magistrate, associate* 

Ee i — trustee, patentee. 

Eer.— engineer,' auctioneer. 

Ent — student, agent. 

Er — baker, philosopher. 

1st — arUs£, botams£. 

Ite — favorite, hypocrite. 

Ive —relative, captive. 

Or — executor, doctor. 

Ster — songster, teamster. 

Ling — little, young; as, strip&ng, darling. 

The following relate to things. 

Acy —state or condition; as, obstinacy, celibacy. 

Age — condition, compensation; as, bondage, dotage, postage. 

Al — doing a thing; as, denial, removal 

Ance, ancy — -state of being; as, ignorance, vigilance, con- 
stancy. 

Ary — place in which; as, seminary, library. 

Cle and cule — little ; as, canticle, globule. 

Dom — state or condition, extent of rule; as, freedom, king- 
dom. 

Ence, ency — state of being ; as, diligence, emergency. 

Escence — growing, becoming ; as, convalescence, efferves- 
cence. 

Hood — condition ; as, boyhood. 

Ics — science of; as, mathematics, politics. 

Ion — doing a thing, state of being ; as, creation, rebellion. 

Ism — condition, doctrine; as, barbarism, stoicism. 

Ment — state of being, thing done; as, abasement, abridgment. 

Mony — state of being, thing done; as, harmony, testimony. 

Ness — state of being, or quality; as, blessedness, softness. 

Ory — place in which; as, factory, armory. 

Ship — state, office ; as, partnership, clerkship. 

Tude — condition; as, disquietao 7 *?, servitude. 

Ty — state of; as, fertility, ability. 

Ure — the thing, state, or act; as, vesture, composure, de- 
parture. 



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SUFFIXES 

USED TO FORM ADJECTIVES. 

The following denote belonging, relating, or pertaining to. 
Ac, ic, ical — demoniac, despotic, political 
Al — filiaZ, annua/, ethereal. 
An — American, republican. 
Ar — insular, ocular. 
Ary — planetary, literary. 
Ine — mar me, feminine. 

The following denote being or having. 

Ant — abundant, brilliant 
Ate — accurate, temperate. 
Ent — absent, benevolent. 
Ous — dangerows, populous. 

The following are of various significations. 

Ble — may or can be, worthy of; as, arable lauda&Ze, au- 
di&Ze. 

En — made of; as, wooden. 

Ful — full of; as, joy/nZ, careful. 

He — may or can be, quality ; as, ductt'Ze, doct'Ze. 

Ish — resembling, little of; as, boytyA, greenwA. 

Ive — having potver, tending to produce; as, decisive, des- 
tructive. 

Less — not having ; as, cloudZess, fearless. 

Like, ly — resembling; as, warlike, friendZy. 

Ory — pertaining to, giving ; as, prefatory, admonitory. 

Some — full of; as troublesome. 

y — full of, made of; as, wealthy, horny. 

SUFFIXES 

USED TO FORM VERBS, THE GENERAL SIGNIFICATION OF WHICH 
IS, TO MAKE, GIVE, DO, OR SUFFER. 

Ate — renovate, operate. 
En — harden, darken. 



156 


THE PRACTICAL 


Fy- 
Ish 
Ise, 


— puri/y, forti/y. 
— publwA, diminish, 
ize — chastise, agonize. 




SUFFIXES 




USED TO FORM ADVERBS. 


Ly — like, manner or way ; as, bold/y, wiseZy. 
Ward — direction of; as, forward, eastward. 


Some of the foregoing suffixes have additional meanings, which it would 
require remarks of considerable length to unfold, and which can best be 
learned by reference to a dictionary and by practice. 




CARDINAL NUMBERS. 


Figures. 


Letters. Names. 


Figures. Letters. Names. 


1 
2 
3 


I one 

II two 

III three 


21 XXI twenty-one 

22 XXII twenty-two 

23 XXIII twenty-three 


4 


IV four 


30 XXX thirty 


5 

i 6 
7 
8 
9 


V five 

VI six 

VII seven 

VIII eight 
IX' nine 


40 XL forty 
50 L fifty 
60 LX sixty 
70 LXX seventy 
80 LXXX eighty 


10 


X ten 


90 XC ninety 


11 


XI eleven 


100 C one hundred 


12 


XII twelve 


200 CC two hundred 


13 


XIII thirteen 


300 CCC three hundred 


14 


XIV fourteen 


400 CCCC four hundred 


15 


XV fifteen 


500 D five hundred 


16 


XVI sixteen 


600 DC six hundred 


17 


XVII seventeen 


700 DCC seven hundred 


18 


XVIII eighteen 


800 DCCC eight hundred 


19 


XIX nineteen 


900 DCCCC nine hundred 


20 


XX twenty 


1000 M one thousand 


1840« 


MDCCCXL one thousand eight hundred and forty. 



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■ 

ORDINAL NUMBERS. 


1st first 


21st twenty-first 


2nd second 


22nd twenty-second 


3rd third 


23rd twenty-third 


4th fourth 


24th &c. twenty-fourth 


5th &c. fifth 


30th thirtieth 


10th tenth 


40th fortieth 


1 1 th eleventh 


50th &c. fiftieth 


12th twelfth 


100th one hundreth 


1 13th &c. thirteenth 


200th &c. two hundreth 


20th twentieth 


1000th one thousandth 


2000th &c. two thousandth. 


ABBREVIATIONS. 


A. or Ans. Answer. 


Cts. Cents. 


A. A. S. Fellow of the American 


Cwt. Hundred weight. 


Academy. 


D. C. District of Columbia. 


A. B. Batchelor of Arts. 


D. D. Doctor of Divinity. 


Acct. Account. 


Dea. Deacon. 


A. D. In the year of our Lord. 


Dec. December. 


Al. Alabama. 


Del. Delaware. 


c Master of Arts. 


Dept. Deputy. 


A. M. < Before noon. 


Deut. Deuteronomy. 


' In the year of the world. 


Do. or Ditto. The same. 


Apr. April. 


Dr. Doctor, or Debtor. 


! Att'y. Attorney. 


E. East. 


! Aug. August. 


Eccl. Ecclcsiastes. 


Ark. Arkansas. 


Ed. Editor, or Edition. 


: B. V. Blessed Virgin. 


E. G. For example. 


1 C. or cent, a hundred. 


Eng. England, or English. 


C. A. S. Fellow of the Connecticut 


Ep. Epistle. 


Academy. 


Eph. Ephesians. 


Cant. Canticles. 


Esa. Esaias. 


Capt. Captain. 


Esq. Esquire. 


Chap. Chapter. 


Etc. and so forth. 


Chron. Chronicles. 


Ex. Example, or Exodus. 


Co. Company, or County. 


Exr. Executor. 


Col. Colonel. 


Feb. February. 


Com. Commissioner. Commodore. 


Fig. Figure. 


Conn, or Ct. Connecticut. 


Fr. France, or Francis. 


Const. Constable. 


Flor. Florida. 


Cor. Corinthians. 


F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal Society. 


Cr. Credit. Creditor. 


Gal. Galatians. 



1 158 THE PRACTICAL 

! _ . . . - 


1 

! Gen. Genesis, or General. 


No. Number. j 


j Gent. Gentleman. 


Nov. November. 


i Ga. Georgia. 


N. S. New Style. 


i Gov. Governor. 


*N. W. T. North Western Territory. 


1 Heb. Hebrews. 


N. Y. New York. 


Hhd. Hogshead. 


O. Ohio. 


Hon. Honorable. 


Obj. Objection. 


Hund. Hundred. 


Obt. Obedient. 


Ibid. In the same place. 


Oct. October. 


J id. The same. 


O. S. Old Style. 


j i. e. That is. 


Pari. Parliament. 


Ind. or la. Indiana. 


Penn. or Pa. Pennsylvania. 


Inst. Instant. 


Per. By the ; as per cent., by the hun» i 


111. Illinois. 


dred. 


Ja. James. 


Pet. Peter. 


Jac. Jacob. 


Phil. Philippians, or Philip. 


Jan January. 


Philom. A lover of learning. 


Jno. John. 


P. M. Post Master, or afternoon. 


Jos. Joseph. 


P. 0. Post Office. 


Josh. Joshua. 


Pres. President. 


Jun. Junior. 


Prof. Professor. 


Km. Kingdom.. 


P. S. Postscript. 


j Ky. Kentucky. 


Ps. Psalm. 


| Lam. Lamentations. 


Q. Question. 


Lat. Latitude. 


<s. d. As i( he should say. 


lbs. Pounds. 


q. 1. As much as you please. 


1 L. C. Lower Canada. 


q. s. A sufficient quantity. 


j Lev. Leviticus. 


Regr. Register. 


! Lieut. Lieutenant. 


Rep. Representative. 


1 LL D. Doctor of Laws. 


Rev. Revelation, or Reverend 


1 Lon. Longitude. 


Rt. Hon. Right Honorable. 


Lou. or La. Louisiana. 


R. I. Rhode Island. 


L. S. Place of the Seal. 


Rom. Romans. 


Maj. Major. 


S. South. 


Mi. Mississippi. 


S. C. South Carolina. 


Mass. Massachusetts. 


Sec. Secretary. 


Mich. Michigan. 


Sect. Section. 


Mo. Missouri. 


Sen. Senator, or Senior. 


M. C. Member of Congress. 


Sept. September. 


M. D. Doctor of Physic. 


Serg. Sergeant. 


Md. Maryland. 


Servt. Servant. 


Me. Maine. 


St. Saint. 


Mr. Master, or Mister. 


S. T. D. Doctor of Divinity. 


Mrs. Mistress. 


S. T. P. Professor of Divinity. 


Messrs. Gentlemen, or Sirs. 


ss. To wit ; namely. 


MS. Manuscript. 


Tenn. or Te. Tennessee. 


MSS. Manuscripts. 


Thess. Thessalonians. 


N. North. 


Tho. Thomas. \ 


N. B. Note well. 


Tim. Timothy. 


N. C. North Carolina. 


U. C. Upper Canada. 


N. H. New Hampshire. 


Ult. The last. 


N. J. New Jersey. 


U. S. A. United States of Amenca- 



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159 



V. or Vide ; See. 

Va. Virginia. 

Viz. To wit ; namely. 

Vt. Vermont. 

W. West. 

W. I. West Indies. 



Win. William. 

Wp. Worship. 

Wt. Weight. 

Yd. Yard. 

&. And. 

&c. And so forth. 



POINTS, MARKJ3, AND CAPITAL LETTERS. 



A caret, 
A quotation, 
A section, 
An index, 
A paragraph, 
Brackets, 

■Pi* 

A dash, 
A brace, 



A 

irr 

i 
[] 



A comma, , 

A semicolon, ; 

A colon, : 

A period, 

An interrogation point, ? 
An exclamation point, ! 
A hyphen, 

A parenthesis, ( ) 

An apostrophe, ' 

A diosresis, 

A comma denotes that the voice must stop as long as in 
pronouncing one syllable. 

A semicolon denotes a pause twice as long as a comma. 

A colon denotes a pause three times as long as a comma. 

A period denotes a pause four times as long as a comma. 

An interrogation point shows that a question is asked. 

An exclamation point is a mark of wonder, or some other 
strong emotion. 

A hyphen connects compound words, as honey-comb. 

A parenthesis includes something affecting the sense, but 
which might be omitted without material injury. 

An apostrophe shows the omission of one or more letters, as 
giv'n, tho', for though, given. 

It also denotes the possessive case, as Robert's pen. 

A caret shows that a letter, word, or figure, in writing, has 

r 

been omitted through mistake, as morow. 

A quotation shows that what is between the marks, is in the 
words of some other author. 



160 THE PRACTICAL 



A section divides a chapter, or discourse into parts. 

An index points to what requires particular attention. 

A paragraph shows the beginning of a new topic. 

Brackets include something explanatory. 

A dash shows a pause, sometimes abrupt, or a change of 
subject. 

A brace connects several words or lines. 

A dioeresis shows that the vowel over which it stands is 
sounded by itself, as creation. * 

An asterisk or star, a dagger, and other marks, with let- 1 
1 ters and figures, refer to the margin or bottom of the page ; 
: as,*ttV 

Capital letters should be used, a.t the beginning of every 
book, chapter, and sentence ; at the beginning of all the 
names of God; of proper names of persons, places, rivers, 
mountains, seas, lakes, ships, &c; and of all adjectives de- 
rived from proper names ; at the beginning of a quotation, 
and of lines of poetry, and, sometimes, of an important word 
in a sentence. 

I and O are always written in capitals. 



RULES FOR SPELLING. 

I. Words of one syllable, and words of more than one 
syllable accented on the last, ending in a single consonant 
after a single vowel,, double that consonant, when another 
syllable beginning with a vowel is added; as, sun, sunny; 
blot, blotting, blotted ; permit, permitting, permitted ; begin, 
beginner. 

Words ending in x do not follow this rule, as wax, waxing ; nor those in 
which the additional syllable changes the accent, as confer, conference. To 
this, excellence is an exception. 

II. But if the last consonant is not preceded by a single 
vowel, or the accent is not on the last syllable, the consonant 
is not doubled; as, toil, toiling; read, reader; suffer, suffering, 
sufferer. 

In regard to most of the verbs ending in /, that come under this rale, 
and also the derivatives of the word worship, there is still a difference of 
usage. Some, for example, write travel, traveling, traveler — worship, 
worshiping, worshiper ; and others, travelling, traveller — worshipping, 
worshipper. 



SPELLING-BOOK. 161 



III. Words ending in two or more consonants, do not double 
the last letter, when another syllable is added ; as, mend, 
mending ; watch, watching, watcher ; expect, expecting, ex- 
pected. 

IV. Monosyllables ending in f I, or s, have these conso- 
nants double, when preceded by a single vowel ; as, staff, hill, 
glass. 

If, of, as, is, has, his, was, gas, yes, this, us, and thus, are 
exceptions. 

V. Monosyllables, ending in any consonant but f, I, or s, 
do not have the final consonant double, excepting add, jagg, 
ebb, egg, inn, odd, butt, err, buzz ; to which some add bunn, 
and purr. 

VI. When an addition is made to a word ending in y, pre- 
ceded by a consonant, the y is changed into i ; as, cry, cries ; 
try, triest, trieth ; happy, happier, happiest, happiness ; pity, 
pitied, pitiable, pitiful ; duty, duties. 

But before ing the y is retained ; as, pity, pitying ; carry, 
carrying. 

VII. When an addition is made to a word ending in y, pre- 
ceded by a vowel, the y is not changed ; as, day, days ; key, 
keys ; boy, boys ; valley, valleys ; money, moneys ; decay, 
'decaying, decayed ; convey, conveying, conveyed ; employ, 
employer. 

Laid, paid, said, and saith, from lay, pay, and say, are ex- 
ceptions. 

VIII. Words ending in double consonants retain both, when 
an additional termination is made ; as, careless, carelessness ; 
success, successful. 

Some except from this rule dulness, fulness, skilful, and 
wilful. ' 

IX. When a vowel, or a termination beginning with a 
vowel, is added to a word ending in silent e, the e is generally 
omitted; as, shine, shiny; save, saving; force, forced, for- 
cible. 

The e is retained in hoeing and shoeing, and in such adjec- 
tives ending in able as are derived from words that end in ce, 
ge, or ee ; as, peaceable, traceable, changeable, chargeable, ser- 
viceable, manageable, marriageable, agreeable. 

X. If the added termination is a consonant, or begins with 
a consonant, the silent e is generally retained ; as, fate, fates ; 
hate, hateful ; pale, paleness-. 



162 THE PRACTICAL 



Judgment, lodgment, abridgment, argument, acknowledgment, 
duly, truly, awfulp wholly, are exceptions. 

XL In forming the present participle of* verbs ending in ie, 
the e is dropped, and the i changed into y ; as, lie, lying. But 
m the other variations of such verbs, the i and the e are re- 
tained ; as lie, liest, lieth or lies, lied. 

The other verbs in ie, are hie, die, tie, vie, and their compounds. 

XII. The plural of nouns is generally formed by adding s 
to the singular ; as, book, books ; dove, doves ; monarch, 
monarchs. • 

When the singular ends in x, ss, sh, and ch as in porch, the 
plural is formed by adding es ; as, tax, taxes ; class, classes ; 
fish, fishes ; porch, porches. 

When the singular ends 'm f or fe, the plural is sometimes 
formed by changing these terminations into ves ; as, half, 
halves ; life, lives. 

XIII. The past tense and past participle of regular verbs, 
are formed by the addition of ed, and the present participle by 
that of ing ; as, plant, planted, planting" Silent e at the end 
is dropped ; as, love, loved, loving. 

When ed, in this case, follows t or d, it is pronounced as an 
additional syllable ; as, part, part-ed ; end, end-ed. 

When it follows any other letter, the e is usually silent, and 
the d is united in pronunciation with the preceding syllable ; 
as, curb, curb'd ; love, lov'd ; tame, tam'd ; and its sound is 
sometimes changed into that of t ; as, pluck, pluck'd, — pro- 
nounced pluckt. 

XIV. The correct spelling of words in common use, except- 
ing proper names, containing the diphthong ei or ie, may 
be determined thus : 

It is ei, when the diphthong has air/ of the sounds of a ; as 
in deign, their : — when it is followed immediately by t, or the 
sound of t ; as in either, receipt, height : — when, witfi the 
preceding letter, it has the sound of see ; as in deceit, receive, 
ceil, seize, excepting siege, glacier, financier, and cuirassier. 

It is also ei in eider, foreign, sovereign, heifer, inveigle, leisure, 
obeisance, 'plebeian, tell, weird, and non-par cil. 

In all other cases it is ie. 

XV. Compound words generally retain the spelling of the 
simple words which compose them ; as, workman ; herein. 

Many words ending with double /, and some others, are 
exceptions ; as, already, welfare, wherever. 



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ADDITIONAL REMARKS TO TEACHERS. 



In those lessons which consist of words classed in refer- 
ence to the general resemblance of the obscure sounds in the 
closing, unaccented syllables, it is not intended that these syl- 
lables have always the same sound. The teacher will be care- 
ful to notice this ; as in Lessons 100, 101, 143, 154, 155, and 
others of a similar kind. 

In addition to those modes of using the lessons which have 
been already mentioned in the Directions to Teachers, there are 
some others that may be pursued to advantage. Thus in Les- 
son 90, let the teacher ask for a w T ord ending in are w r ith the 
sound of a as in bare ; then for another ending with the same 
sound, but spelt differently ; then, for another ; and so on. 
The same course may be pursued in Lessons of a similar con- 
struction.- 

In many lessons, after announcing a word, the selection 
being made from the various columns indiscriminately, the 
scholars, especially those who are somewhat advanced, may 
be required to answer by repeating only that part of the word 
which contains a peculiar difficulty. Thus in Lesson 76, the 
teacher can say " veto," and the scholar will reply, o ; — " co- 
coa," and the answer will be, o a ; — " blow, and the answer 
will be, o w ; — " dough," " beau," " owe," and " hoe ;" and the 
answers will be, o u g A, e a u, o w c, and o e. In Lesson 135, 
the teacher cam say " vacant," and the scholar will reply, a n 
t ; — " decent," " tyrant," u moment," and the answers will suc- 
cessively be, e n t, — a n t, and e n t. 

In Lessons containing words in which silent letters are 
found, it will be a profitable exercise to call upon the scholars 
to repeat them, or to write them on the blackboard, from 
memory. 

In giving out words to be spelt by the lower classes, the 
teacher may occasionally pronounce the vowel sounds in the 
unaccented syllables fully and distinctly ; but generally the 
words should be pronounced, both by teacher and scholar, as 
in common conversation and good speaking. 



164 



THE PRACTICAL 



INDEX. 



This Index is designed for the more advanced scholars, and especially 
for teachers, and those who wish to attend, with critical accuracy, to the 
anomalies of orthography and pronunciation. It will enable the teacher to 
form a methodical view and analysis of many of these anomalies. He can 
use the lessons which contain them in reviewing ; in testing the accuracy 
of the learner ; in aiding hirn to overcome his peculiar difficulties ; and in 
such other practical exercises as may be deemed expedient. 



PART I. 



Vowel sounds, found in monosyllables, and sometimes in the closing 
syllables, but oftener in the preceding. 



Sound of a, as in hate. 

Lessons. 



Sound of e, as in here. 
Lessons. 



a 84— 88— 89— 95 ie, .... 110—111—112—114—115 

ea, 84—89 iee, ea,ie, 110—111—112—113—114—115 

ai. . . . . . 84— 87— 88— 89— 95 j ei, . . . .111—112—113—115 



ay, ey, 



, 84—67—88—89 
87 

6S 



Sound of a as in bar. 
a 17 

; a, au, ua, ea, . . . . . . .99 



Sound of a, as in hall. 



a, 

! au, aw, . 

a, au, aw, awe, oa, ou, 



Sound of a, as in wad. 



Sound of a, as in hare. 
a, ai, ay, ei, o ea, 90 



I A in the last syllable, unaccented. 



ay, ey, 



. 110—111—112—114—115 
. il4 



Sound of e, as in red. 
ea, ai, ay, ie, ei, 120 



Sound of i, as in mine. 

i, ie, igh, y, ye, .106 

ine, i*ris, yne, 104 

ite, ight, eight, yte, 103 



Sound of o, as in globe. 

o, . 76—02—93—94 

oa, 76—92—94 

oe 76—93 

oo, 92—94 

ou 92-94 

ow, owe, ough, eau, ew, . 76 



Sound of o, as in nor. 




132 jo. oo, ou 



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165 



Sound of 0, as in move. 

Lessons. 

o, oo . 22—127—128 

ou, oeu, oe, 128 

Sound of oo, as in book. 
oo, o, ou, .23 

Sound of oi and oy. 
oi, oy, . . . . . . 25—66 



Sound of o and ow, as in bound. 

Lessons. 
ou, ow, 2&—8U 



Sound of u, as in bush. 



23 



Sound of u, as in cube. 

u, ui, . . 83 

u, ieu, ue, ew, lew, ou, ewe, eau, 
eu, 129—131 



PART II. 

Long vowel sounds, found in monosyllables, and in the closing syllables. 



are, and its sound, as in bare, . 
ade, ale, and their sounds, 
ake, ame, ane, and their sounds, 

ate, and its sound, 



90 



9 — 161 — 162 

164—165 
95 



ay, and its sound, 87 

aze, and its sound, ..... 95 



ee, and its sound, 114 



eece, and its sound, 
eech, eef, eeve, and their sounds, . 
ede, eke, ete, and their sounds, . 
ele, erne, ene, epe, and their sounds, 
ere, and its sound, .... 



115 
.113 
111 
112 
110 
eeze, and its sound, 115 



ine, and its sound, 104 

ipe, and its sound, 102 

ire, and its sound, 102 

ite, and its sound, 103 

ize, and its sound, 134 



i, and its sound, 
ice, and its sound, . 



106 
106 



o, and its sound, 76 

ode, bke, oie, one, ope, and their sounds, 92 
ore, ote, and their sounds, . . . .94 

ose, 93 

oze, and its sound, 93 



u, and its sound, 12i) 

ude, and its sound, 131 

ure, and its sound, 131 

use, and its sound, 83 

use, and its sound, 83 

ute, and its sound, 83 



PART III. 



The consonants and their sounds, found usually in monosyllables, and in 
the closing' syllables. 



Double consonants in the middle of [ad. ed, id. od, ud, at the end of words, 108 

words, . 5*2— 53 J f. sound of. at the end, . . .75—207 

Double consonants / 5S— 63— 67— 75— 92-95 | ph sounding like f, 
at the end, j 123— 125— I2f3— 140 189, g as in gate, before e and i, . 



207 S 
85 ! 



Jjessons. 

g as in gate, sound of, at the end, . 107 

ge and dge, at the end, . . . . 142 

g sounding like j at the end of a syllable, 208 

k, sound of in eh, ..... 206 

k, sound of at the end,, 
ac, ack, eck, ick, oek, uck, 69—190 — 192 
ic, 190—192—194 

1, 11, at the end, . 18—23—58—67—92—90 

I, sound of, unaccented, at the end, 
ai, le, el, il, ile, ol, ail, ule, ul, 195 to 205 

m, sound of. unaccented, at the end, 
am, em, egm, im, ime, om, yrn, . 143 
um, ume, orne, 144 

u, sound of, unaccented, at the end, 
an, en, in, Bign, ain, on, ine, . 154 — 155 

sum and lion, . . . | JhO— 181— 1 82 

cian, 179 

cean, 180 

cion, 181 

p, sound of, unaccented, at the end, 
ep, ip, op, ...... . 101 

r, sound of, 
ur, er, ir. or, and yr, ) 140—141 

sounding nearly alike, ) 

ar, er, ir, or, yr,attheend.j J^gZiso -148 

re, 151 

lire, eur, 156 

s, sound of, at the end, 

s, ss, sse, see, accented, . .123 — 125 
s, se, ce, unaccented, . . .125 — 126 

nee, nse, - . .121 

rce, rsp., 122 

ance, ence, unaccented, . . .157 — 158 

ous, 171—172—173 

c, sounding like s at the end of a 

syllable, 208 



Lessons. 

t, sound of, unaccented, at the end, 

et, it, ute, ait, oat, ot, ut, at, ) 1nn lnl , M 

ite, ight, eit, ate, j 100-101-163 

ant, ent, . . . 135—136—137—138 

v, sound of. at the end, 

cive, sive, 7] 

x, and xe, at the end, 79 

x, sounding like gz, . ... . 209 

y, at the end, 
ancy, ency, . 
any, eny, Iny, ony 
ary, ery, ory, ury, 
ety, ity, uty, . 
cy, sy, zy 



. . . 159 
. . . 106 
167—168—169 
174—175—176 
153 



i before a vowel and sounding like y, 1&4 
s, and ss, sounding like ah, . . .186 
ci, si, sci, ti, and ss, sounding like sh, . 187 
si, zi, and s, sounding like zh, . . 185 
tch, . . . . . . . . 34_ 70 



188 



Words used only in the plural, _ , 
Words pronounced as if h preced- 
ed w, . . . 189 

Irregular and very difficult words, . 210 



Page. 

Words spelt alike, but varying in ac- 
cent, ... . . ." . . . 145 

Words spelt alike, but varying in ac- 
cent and division into syllables, . 146 

Words alike in pronunciation but differ- 



ing in orthography, 
Prefixes and Suffixes, 

Numbers, 

Abbreviations, 

Points, Marks, and Capitals, . 
Rules for Spelling, .... 
Additional Remarks to Teachers, . 



147 
152 
156 
157 
159 
100 
163 



The Index may be used by those who are at a loss with regard to the orthography of 
certain words, or classes of words, by referring to the Lessons in which they are to be 
found, and thus the recollection of them be promoted by cultivating a methodical memory. 
For example, one may not know how to spell the word laugh. His ear, however, readily 
I notices the vowel sound of a as in har which it contains. He finds this sound in Part I. 
and is referred to Lessons 17 and 99, in one of which the word will be found. 

The word •portmanteau ends with the long sound of o. This is found in. Part IL and 
reference is made to Lesson 76, which contains that word. 

The word confidence ends with the sound of s. This will be found in Par; III. together 
with the two terminating syllables which constitute the perplexity, ance and ence. Refer- 
ence is made to Lessons 157 and 158 in one of which the word will be ibund. 

A little practice will make this use of the Index easy. 



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